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.
Matthew Broderick To Make West End Debut In Kenneth Lonergan's THE STARRY MESSENGER
January 17, 2019
January 17, 2019
Tony Award-nominee Matthew Broderick will make his West End stage debut opposite Elizabeth McGovern in Academy Award-winner Kenneth Lonergan 's The Starry Messenger.
Could Broadway Be Headed To THE TWILIGHT ZONE?
January 17, 2019
January 17, 2019
A stage adaptation of Rod Serling's television horror/sci-fi classic, The Twilight Zone, could be making its way across the pond.
National Theatre FOLLIES Cast Recording To Drop Tomorrow
January 17, 2019
January 17, 2019
According to Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail a cast album of ?the acclaimed National Theatre? production of Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES will be available for download and streaming on iTunes? and ?Spotify? beginning after midnight, Friday January 18.
VIDEO: On This Day, January 16- Carol Channing Opens On Broadway in HELLO, DOLLY!
January 16, 2019
January 16, 2019
Ms. Channing received a 1964 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance. Throughout her career, Carol Channing played the role of Dolly Levi in over 5000 performances on Broadway and on tour, without missing a single show.
Video: FROZEN On Broadway Pays Tribute To The Late Carol Channing
January 15, 2019
January 15, 2019
Earlier today, BroadwayWorld was saddened to report the passing of the legendary Carol Channing. Channing died at 12:31am on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, at home in Rancho Mirage, CA of natural causes.
VIDEO: On This Day, January 15- Happy Birthday, Dove Cameron
January 15, 2019
January 15, 2019
On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of star of stage and screen, Dove Cameron!
Video: Sara Bareilles Sounds Off On Audience Filming At WAITRESS
January 14, 2019
January 14, 2019
WAITRESS star and composer, Sara Bareilles hit social media last night after spotting some illegal recording in the audience during a performance of Waitress. Check out her message to Broadway's amateur filmmakers below.
VIDEO: On This Day, January 11- Happy Birthday, Alexander Hamilton!
January 11, 2019
January 11, 2019
On this day, BWW is celebrating the birthday of America's own ten dollar founding father without a father, the inspiration for the smash musical bearing his name, Alexander Hamilton.
VIDEO: On This Day, January 10- Broadway Goes Under the Sea With THE LITTLE MERMAID
January 10, 2019
January 10, 2019
Based on the animated Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, performances of THE LITTLE MERMAID officially opened on Broadway on this day in 2008.
VIDEO: On This Day, January 9: IN THE HEIGHTS Closes Up Shop On Broadway
January 9, 2019
January 9, 2019
Before there was Hamilton, there was Lin-Manuel Miranda's cutting edge musical masterpiece In the Heights.
Video: The BE MORE CHILL Gang Loves The First Day of Play Rehearsal!
January 8, 2019
January 8, 2019
It's starting now! The Be More Chill gang celebrated their first day of beloved play rehearsals for their Broadway transfer next month! Check out the cast gearing up for Broadway with a quick sing along below!
VIDEO: On This Day, January 7 - Yul Brynner Returns To His Broadway Throne in THE KING AND I
January 7, 2019
January 7, 2019
On this day in 1985 legendary actor Yul Brynner returns to Broadway for the final time in a revival of The King and I starring Mary Beth Peil at the Broadway Theatre.
Chita Rivera Postpones Feinstein's/54 Below Engagement
January 4, 2019
January 4, 2019
Feinstein's/54 Below announced this evening that a series of performances from Broadway legend Chita Rivera have been postponed due to illness.
VIDEO: On This Day, January 4- Happy Birthday, Dave Malloy!
January 4, 2019
January 4, 2019
On this day, we're wishing a happy birthday to Tony Award-nominated composer, Dave Malloy!
VIDEO: On This Day, January 3- Happy Birthday, Telly Leung!
January 3, 2019
January 3, 2019
Telly Leung is a New York City native who was recently named one of the 'Out 100' by Out Magazine and 'Faces To Watch' by The Los Angeles Times. His Broadway and national touring credits include In Transit, Allegiance (with George Takei and Lea Salonga), Godspell, Rent (final Broadway company), Wicked (Boq, original Chicago company), Pacific Overtures, and Flower Drum Song.
VIDEO: On This Day, January 2 - Happy Birthday, Beth Malone!
January 2, 2019
January 2, 2019
Beth Malone was nominated for a 2015 Tony Award and Grammy for her game-changing role of 'Alison' in Fun Home. She was last seen on Broadway as The Angel in the Tony Award-winning revival of Tony Kushner's Angels In America.
Sophie Okonedo, Thandie Newton and More Selected For New Year Honours 2019
December 28, 2018
December 28, 2018
More than 1,100 people have been recognized in the annual New Year Honours list. Among the many year's honorees are some familiar faces of stage and screen.
VIDEO: On This Day, December 28- Remembering Debbie Reynolds
December 28, 2018
December 28, 2018
Reynolds' career began unexpectedly in 1948 when she won a beauty contest at the age of 16. Two of the contest judges were scouts from Warner Brothers and MGM. When they heard Reynolds' show-stopping rendition of Betty Hutton's 'I'm Just a Square in a Social Circle,' they took an interest in the talented singer.
VIDEO: On This Day, December 27- Remembering Carrie Fisher
December 27, 2018
December 27, 2018
Fisher was a beloved cultural icon, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy.
VIDEO: On This Day, December 26: Judy Garland Makes Her Showbiz Debut As 'Baby Frances'
December 26, 2018
December 26, 2018
On this day in 1924 at 2 1/2 years old, Judy Garland, billed as Baby Frances, made her show business debut
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