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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The Classical Theatre Of Harlem Seeks Support Following NEA Grant Cancellation
May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
The Classical Theatre of Harlem is among a number of New York cultural institutions that have lost critical federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts due to recent directives from the current administration.
AFM Local 802 Union President Decries Trump Termination Of NEA Grants
May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
Musicians union AFM Local 802 President Bob Suttmann has issued a statement following the news that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is cancelling grants following President Trump's attempt to eliminate the NEA:
San Francisco International Arts Festival $20K NEA Grant Withdrawn Mid-Program
May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
San Francisco International Arts Festival has lost a 20K NEA pledge in the midst of its two-week program due to Trump cuts to the agency. The grant award was originally made in November 2024.
Photos: First Look At HYMN Playing Now At Chicago Shakespeare Theater
May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
Shakespeare Theater just released production photos for their upcoming production of Hymn, running through May 25, 2025. Watch the cast in action!
Video: HYMN At Chicago Shakespeare Theater
May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
Chicago Shakespeare Theater just released video highlights for their upcoming production of Hymn, running through May 25, 2025. Watch the cast in action!
Photos: A KNIGHT'S TALE Takes Center Stage At Manchester Opera House Gala
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025
Check out photos from the Manchester Opera House gala night featruing a performance from the company of A KNIGHT'S TALE THE MUSICAL. Check out photos from the evening.
Blue Pen Theatre Debuts With Chekhov Remix STUPID F*CKING BIRD
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025
Blue Pen Theatre, a new voice in L.A.'s independent theater scene, launches its inaugural production with STUPID FUCKING BIRD by Aaron Posner-a sharp, hilarious, and deeply human remix of Chekhov's The Seagull.
GOING BACHARACH A New Revue To Hold Private Industry Presentations
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025
Lewin Productions will present private, by-invitation only industry presentations of Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon, a new revue created by Will Friedwald, Adrian Galante, Tedd Firth and Jack Lewin, and directed by Bill Castellino.
The Handel and Haydn Society and ChamberQUEER To Present BaroQUEER: Historically Informed
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025
The iconoclastic Brooklyn collective ChamberQUEER (CQ) teams up with Grammy-winning Boston institution the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) for BaroQUEER: Historically Informed.
ASO And Ballet Theatre Of Maryland Partner To Perform School And Family Concerts At Maryland Hall And Chesapeake Arts Center
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO), led by Artistic Director and Conductor José-Luis Novo, will present two days of concerts for area schoolchildren, followed by the Symphony’s highly anticipated annual Family Concert at Maryland Hall in Annapolis.
Berkeley Symphony To Celebrate Music Director Joseph Young At TRIUMPH Concert
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025
Berkeley Symphony will close its 2024–25 Symphonic Series with Triumph on Sunday, June 1 at 4 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall (101 Zellerbach Hall #4800, Berkeley, CA 94720).
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