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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June 9, 2026
The category is: Tony Awards Eleganza. Broadway legends, rising stars, Hollywood favorites, and fashion icons all came ready to walk at this year's ceremony. Rachel Zegler, Cole Escola, Queen Latifah, Darren Criss, Jordan Roth, Bernadette Peters, and dozens more brought glamour, confidence, and undeniable star power to the red carpet.
June 7, 2026
Our annual celebration of the Broadway season's most unforgettable moments, including viral vocals, scene-stealing cats, powerhouse singers, devastating entrances, and other achievements not recognized by the Tony Awards.
June 7, 2026
Laurie Metcalf has won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for ARTHUR MILLER'S DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Laurie Metcalf recently starred in another of this year's nominated production, Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road.
May 30, 2026
EPIC Players will present a neuro-inclusive production of RENT this June at A.R.T./New York Theatres in Manhattan. Directed by Travis Burbee and Cassidy Kaye, the production centers neurodivergent and Disabled artists in Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.
May 31, 2026
After decades of dismissing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats as a cultural punchline, Alexa Criscitiello attended THE JELLICLE BALL on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre expecting spectacle and irony. Instead, the acclaimed ballroom-inspired production revealed the emotional depth, existential themes, and surprising humanity at the heart of one of Broadway’s most debated musicals.
May 8, 2026
At the Majestic Theatre, Beaches on Broadway offers audiences a story about lifelong friendship that resonates far beyond the stage. Go inside one writer’s experience attending with her best friend in this first person essay.
April 16, 2026
Tony Award-winning sound designer Mikhail Fiksel discusses his work on Mexodus and how live looping functions as the foundation of the production. In this interview, Fiksel explains how sound design informs staging, timing, and performance throughout the piece. The conversation offers insight into the collaboration and technical system behind the show’s structure.
March 10, 2026
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson discuss the return of MEXODUS to the New York stage and the musical’s growing audience following Lin-Manuel Miranda’s visit during its Minetta Lane run. The creators also share insights from the recording studio as the live-looping production is adapted for an Audible release. The feature includes exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting and an exclusive audio clip from the upcoming recording.
December 3, 2025
New York City is home to a wide range of holiday attractions beyond its most famous seasonal destinations. From specialty pop-ups and historic venues to neighborhood light displays and winter markets, these hidden gems offer distinct ways to experience the city during December. Learn more about NYC's lesser-known locations and events across the five boroughs.
November 14, 2025
For more than two decades, magician Steve Cohen, known as “the Millionaires’ Magician”, has performed Chamber Magic inside the the Lotte New York Palace. In this interview, Cohen shares how his work connects to New York’s historic lineage of magicians soon to be honored in the NYPL exhibition The Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City.
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