A.A. Cristi is a Managing Editor and Features Writer for BroadwayWorld. For more than a decade, she has covered theater news from coast to coast, attended major industry events including the Tony Awards, and contributed extensive special features ranging from in-depth interviews and original exclusives to long-form historical research projects.
She is a graduate of the College of Staten Island, where she earned a degree in Communications/Journalism. Her performance and production experience includes work both onstage and behind the scenes with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Theater for the New City, Midtown International Theatre Festival, Richard Frankel Productions, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Scorpio Entertainment, Commercial Theater Institute, FringeNYC, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, and CAGE Theatre Company.
Outside of her work in theater journalism, Cristi is an award-winning children’s author. Her debut book, Bruce the Spruce: A New York City Fairytale About the True Meaning of Christmas Trees, is published by Mascot Books.
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- BWW Exclusive: Bringing Back Broadway, Part 3- Curtain Up! Light the Lights! - This article is the third installment in a three-part series examining Broadway’s return after the pandemic. While the first two pieces focused on tourism, economics, and the broader industry, this final entry went behind the scenes—into costume shops, rehearsal rooms, wings, and dressing rooms—to show fans what it actually took to bring Broadway back after a year-and-a-half shutdown. It was especially meaningful to spotlight the labor and dedication of the people working out of the spotlight.
- SWEENEY TODD, A History- Part 2: The Demon Barber Slashes His Way From Page To Stage And Beyond - In-depth historical research has become a major part of my work at BroadwayWorld, and this two-part history of Sweeney Todd is the most extensive project I’ve ever undertaken. The first part traced the story’s Victorian-era origins, while the second explored its journey to the stage and beyond. Diving into the creative worlds of figures like Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Tim Burton, John Doyle, and the many performers who have embodied these roles was both fascinating and deeply rewarding.
- BWW First Person: Dear Phil Connors- Finding Truth in GROUNDHOG DAY, A Musical For All of Us - This piece is especially personal to me—it grew out of my reaction to seeing Groundhog Day and feeling that it was an undervalued and deeply meaningful musical. It marked the first time I really turned inward as a writer to explore my own response to a work of art. The piece unexpectedly went viral, was embraced by the show’s creators, and sparked an outpouring of messages from readers who shared how the show had affected them, making it a genuinely wonderful experience.
- How the Scourge Stole Broadway: A Christmas Tale of 2020 - Written during the pandemic, this parody poem compared Broadway’s shutdown to The Grinch, focusing on how creativity endured even after everything was “taken away.” It became a cathartic and hopeful way to celebrate the resilience of the theatre community, while also allowing me to merge my identities as a Broadway journalist and a children’s book author by using a beloved story to reflect a collective artistic experience.
- BWW Exclusive: Everything's Up To Date On Broadway: The People Versus Classic Musicals - This article tackled the challenging question of how older Broadway musicals and plays fit into a modern cultural landscape shaped by evolving conversations around representation and inclusivity. Through interviews with leading theatre thinkers and practitioners, including Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Ted Chapin, and Tony-winning directors Daniel Fish and Bartlett Sher, the piece explored how these works can be contextualized, reexamined, and responsibly carried forward without dismissing their historical significance.
Lupita N'yongo and Danai Guira To Join Forces For HBO Adaptation of AMERICANAH
September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019
Academy Award-winner, Lupita N'yongo, will star in and executive produce an adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's bestselling novel, Americanah.
Drama Desk-Nominated Costume Designer, Chris March, Passes Away At Age 56
September 6, 2019
September 6, 2019
Drama Desk Award-nominated costume designer and television personality, Chris March, has passed away. He was 56 years old.
Getting The Scoop On The Mysterious Monologues of SEA WALL/ A LIFE
August 4, 2019
August 4, 2019
Get the details on the acclaimed new play, Sea Wall/A Life, opening August 8 at Brpadway's Hudson Theatre, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge
BWW Exclusive: Everything's Up To Date On Broadway: The People Versus Classic Musicals
September 14, 2019
September 14, 2019
Bartlett Sher, Daniel Fish, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and more weigh in on the modern impact of classic musicals.
Tony Trends: Rounding Up The Fiercest Fashion From Tony Night!
June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019
Take a peek at some of the fiercest lewks from Broadway's biggest night!
BroadwayWorld's 3rd Annual Phonys! 2019 Tony Categories We Wish Existed
June 8, 2019
June 8, 2019
Check out our recommendations for Tony's most overlooked honors of the 2018 - 2019 Broadway season. This is the 2019 BroadwayWorld Phonys.
Music Legend Barry Manilow To Begin Broadway Residency This July
May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
Worldwide music superstar Barry Manilow will take up residence on Broadway this summer.
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony Finale! THE BAND'S VISIT Sweeps The 2018 Ceremony!
June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019
For our final act of 30 Days of Tony 2019, we're flashing back to last year's big winner, the heartfelt musical, The Band's Visit, which walked off with TEN 2018 Tony Awards, including Best Musical!
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 2- KISS ME KATE Is Too Darn Hot At The 2000 Tonys
June 8, 2019
June 8, 2019
In 2000, a Broadway revival of the musical Kiss Me Kate, which is nominated again this year, hit the Tony stage and scooped up a win for Best Revival of a Musical.
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 3- OKLAHOMA! Brings A Hoedown To The Tonys Stage
June 7, 2019
June 7, 2019
Andrea Martin, Patrick Wilson and Schuler Hensley starred in the National Theatre's acclaimed Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma, which is nominated again this year for Best Revival of a Musical!
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 4- Bryan Cranston Goes ALL THE WAY On Tony Night
June 6, 2019
June 6, 2019
In 2014, television's favorite meth-cooking chemistry teacher made his way to the Broadway stage in Robert Schenkkan's political drama, All The Way!
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 5- Santino Fontana Charms The Tonys With CINDERELLA
June 5, 2019
June 5, 2019
In 2013, Tootsie's Tony-nominated leading man charmed us all in the Broadway adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, along with co-star Laura Osnes.
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 6- Alex Brightman And The Kids of SCHOOL OF ROCK Rock Tony Night!
June 4, 2019
June 4, 2019
In 2016, first time nominee Alex Brightman, a nominee this year for his work in Beetlejuice, invited us all to join the band with his face-melting performance in School of Rock.
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 7- Kelli O'Hara Dances Away With Her First Tony For THE KING & I
June 3, 2019
June 3, 2019
In 2015, Broadway favorite and six-time nominee Kelli O'Hara, nominated again this year for her performance in the revival of Kiss Me, Kate, took home her first win for her portrayal of Anna Leonowens in The King & I.
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 8- Ivo Van Hove Picks Up Two Tonys For A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
June 2, 2019
June 2, 2019
Director Ivo Van Hove has become infamous in the theatre world for his dark and experimental productions. This year, he is once again nominated for his work on the news drama, Network, starring fellow nominee Bryan Cranston.
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 9- BURN THIS Nabs A Tony For Joan Allen
June 1, 2019
June 1, 2019
In 1987, the sizzling drama earned a Best Leading Actress In A Play Tony for one of its stars, Joan Allen. Check out her acceptance speech below!
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 10- Stephanie J. Block & Brandon Uranowitz Fall In Love In FALSETTOS
May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
Today we're flashing back to 2017 with Best Leading Actress In A Musical and Best Featured Actor in a play nominees, Stephanie J. Block and Brandon Uranowitz.
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 11- Beth Leavel Picks Up A Win For THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
Today we're flashing back to a win for one of this year's Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominees, Beth Leavel.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Modern CINDERELLA Holds London industry Preview
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
The NY Post has reported on the latest development of a new modern musical re-telling of the classic fairytale, Cinderella, by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Elton John And Jake Shears Pen New Tammy Faye Bakker Musical
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
According to The Daily Mail, music legend Elton John and Jake Shears of The Scissor Sisters recently held a reading of their own musical take on the life of the infamous TV evangelist.
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