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A.A. Cristi

A.A. Cristi is a Managing Editor and Features Writer for BroadwayWorld. For the past eight years, she has covered news from coast to coast, attended major industry events including The Tony Awards, and has contributed countless special features including interviews, original exclusives, and in-depth historical research projects. She is a graduate of the College of Staten Island with a degree in Communications/Journalism. She has performed both onstage and behind the scenes with La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, Theater For the New City, Midtown International Theater Festival, Richard Frankel Productions, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Scorpio Entertainment, Commercial Theater Institute, Fringe NYC, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, and CAGE Theatre Company. When she is not covering the Broadway industry, A.A. is an award-winning children's author whose first book, "Bruce the Spruce: A New York City Fairytale About the True Meaning of Christmas Trees" is out now from Mascot Books.




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VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony Finale! THE BAND'S VISIT Sweeps The 2018 Ceremony!
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony Finale! THE BAND'S VISIT Sweeps The 2018 Ceremony!
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 2- KISS ME KATE Is Too Darn Hot At The 2000 Tonys
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 3- OKLAHOMA! Brings A Hoedown To The Tonys Stage
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 4- Bryan Cranston Goes ALL THE WAY On Tony Night
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 5- Santino Fontana Charms The Tonys With CINDERELLA
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!
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 6- Alex Brightman And The Kids of SCHOOL OF ROCK Rock Tony Night!
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 7- Kelli O'Hara Dances Away With Her First Tony For THE KING & I
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 8- Ivo Van Hove Picks Up Two Tonys For A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 9- BURN THIS Nabs A Tony For Joan Allen
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 10- Stephanie J. Block & Brandon Uranowitz Fall In Love In FALSETTOS
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
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 11- Beth Leavel Picks Up A Win For THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
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
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Modern CINDERELLA Holds London industry Preview
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
Elton John And Jake Shears Pen New Tammy Faye Bakker Musical
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.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 12- Rachel Chavkin's GREAT COMET Soars Over The Tonys
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 12- Rachel Chavkin's GREAT COMET Soars Over The Tonys
May 29, 2019

In 2017, Best Director of a Musical nominee, Rachel Chavkin, made one heck of a Tony Awards debut with the gleaming spectacle of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 13- Lilli Cooper & Gideon Glick Make Their Tonys Debut With SPRING AWAKENING
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 13- Lilli Cooper & Gideon Glick Make Their Tonys Debut With SPRING AWAKENING
May 28, 2019

In 2007, the new musical Spring Awakening stormed the Tonys bringing future 2019 nominees for Best Leading Actress In A Musical and Best Featured Actor In A Play nominees, Lilly Cooper & Gideon Glick, with it!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 14- Jeff Daniels Fills Radio City With 'The Sound Of Music'
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 14- Jeff Daniels Fills Radio City With 'The Sound Of Music'
May 27, 2019

Today's Tony memory is a mid-commercial treat from inside Radio City Music Hall, as host James Corden invites 2019 Best Leading Actor in a Play nominee, Jeff Daniels, onstage for some Tony Awards karaoke at the 2016 ceremony.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 15- Robin de Jesus Hits the Jackpot With IN THE HEIGHTS
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 15- Robin de Jesus Hits the Jackpot With IN THE HEIGHTS
May 26, 2019

In 2008, Robin de Jesus, a nominee this year for The Boys In the Band, made his Tony Awards debut with the new musical In The Heights.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 16- Warren Carlyle Brings Harlem Nightlife To Tony-Winning Life With AFTER MIDNIGHT
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 16- Warren Carlyle Brings Harlem Nightlife To Tony-Winning Life With AFTER MIDNIGHT
May 25, 2019

In 2014, Kiss Me Kate choreographer, Warren Carlyle, brought the Harlem nightlife to life with his Tony Award-winning choreography for the musical revue, After Midnight!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 17- Casey Nicholaw Wins Best Director For THE BOOK OF MORMON
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 17- Casey Nicholaw Wins Best Director For THE BOOK OF MORMON
May 24, 2019

In 2011, Casey Nicholaw picked up a win for Best Director of a Musical for the international mega-hit, The Book of Mormon. This year, Casey is once again nominated for his directing duties on The Prom.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 18- Ali Stroker Makes Tony History With The Deaf West Revival Of SPRING AWAKENING
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 18- Ali Stroker Makes Tony History With The Deaf West Revival Of SPRING AWAKENING
May 23, 2019

In 2016, the Broadway revival of Spring Awakening made history in more ways than one, but its most notable contribution was 2019 Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee, Ali Stroker.



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