About BroadwayWorld

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.

Allison has been with BroadwayWorld since 2012 and currently serves as the Vice President of Operations. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from York University. Over the years, she has held several roles within the company, playing a key part in its continued growth and innovation.

As BroadwayWorld's first Social Media Manager, Allison helped establish the brand's digital voice and presence across platforms, laying the foundation for a strong and engaged global community. She proudly works with theaters across the globe, helping them connect with new audiences through BroadwayWorld’s various platforms.

In her current role, Allison oversees all research and data initiatives for the company and is actively driving new opportunities and innovations across both BroadwayWorld’s client offerings and its consumer-facing products. Her work focuses on expanding the company’s reach, relevance, and impact throughout the theater industry.

Chloe Rabinowitz serves as Managing Editor of BroadwayWorld, and is one of BroadwayWorld's Newsdesk Editors. Chloe has conducted over 400 interviews for BroadwayWorld with Tony, Oscar, and Emmy Award-winning Broadway stars, filmmakers, television and film actors, dancers, authors and more. Highlights include Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose, Tony and Emmy Award-winner Mandy Patinkin, Emmy Award-winner Julianne Hough, Emmy Award-winner Holland Taylor, Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Nettles, Kennedy Center Honoree Alex Lacamoire, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominee and SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell, Wicked author Gregory Maguire, cultural icon Dr. Ruth, and many more. Chloe also reviews regional theatre productions and national tours.

Chloe is also a dancer and choreographer.

She is based out of Philadelphia.

Chloe is thrilled to work for BroadwayWorld and have the opportunity to share her love and appreciation for theatre and the written word with BroadwayWorld’s incredible readers.

Instagram: @chloe.rabinowitz

Josh Sharpe is the Entertainment Editor for BroadwayWorld. For as long as he can remember, he has been in love with movies and the people who make them. This passion for great storytelling has been the driving force of his career journey.

An entertainment journalist since 2018, he has extensively covered the film and television industry, with bylines in Paste Magazine, TheaterMania, Collider, and The DisInsider. Across these platforms, he has produced numerous interviews, reviews, and news pieces, with a particular emphasis on The Walt Disney Company. During this time, he has had the privilege of interviewing such creatives as Hayley Mills, Jodi Benson, and Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

A graduate of Western Washington University, he studied Theatre and has since dabbled in directing. He has also appeared onstage in musicals like Into the Woods as The Baker and The Fantasticks as Matt.

He is grateful for the opportunity to write about the things he loves at BroadwayWorld!

Joshua Wright, a native of Boston, MA, has been captivated by Broadway since childhood. When he's not penning articles for BroadwayWorld.com, Joshua can be found swimming at the local pool, crafting intricate woodworks, or diving into DIY home renovation projects. Joshua also dedicates significant time to animal rescue efforts, helping furry friends find loving homes.

Luka Vonier serves as BroadwayWorld's Video Content Lead, where they film and edit footage from press events, interviews, and all of BroadwayWorld's various segements. A former actor turned filmmaker in college, Luka has a deep appreciation for live performance and is dedicated to seeking out the best equipment to immortilize theatre in all it's glory (for those of you wondering, they currently shoot BroadwayWorld's video content on a Sony FX6). However, despite becoming somewhat of a gearhead, at the end of the day Luka's true loyaty lies in storytelling.

Marissa Faith Curley serves as the Weekend Newsdesk Editor at BroadwayWorld. A born and bred Rhode Islander, she is a graduate of Rhode Island College where she studied English with a concentration in Creative Writing. For the past decade she has worked in a Broadway touring facility and is currently a member of the Box Office management team. She also enjoys participating in theater educational programming and has worked with organizations such as Camp Broadway and Disney Musicals in Schools, where she has shared her love of the Arts with students for many years. When Marissa is not in the theater facade, she can be found cheering for the Boston Red Sox, bingeing reality TV or hunting down the crispiest McDonald's Diet Coke she can find. 

Nicole is the Editor-in-Chief of BroadwayWorld, where she began her journey as an intern in 2010. As BroadwayWorld's Senior Managing Editor, a role she took on in 2012, she covered over a decade's-worth of theatre and live entertainment in New York City and around the world. Throughout her time with BroadwayWorld, Nicole has worked extensively with the photo and video team, producing (and sometimes editing) a great deal of the site's original programming, including Backstage with Richard Ridge, Dance Captain Dance Attack, Next on Stage, Kid Critics, and Teen Critics, just to name a few. Originally from outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she is a proud graduate of Penn State University's College of Communications. Nicole currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, where she gets to enjoy far more great theatre than she ever dreamed. Her first great role was "Billy Flynn" in her fourth grade musical theatre class. Oh, how far she has come!

The 2001 Syracuse University graduate (School of Information Studies) is also the owner of Wisdom Digital Media, an award-winning leading design company for entertainment and technology web sites. In his previous life, he held an executive position for the world's leading publisher of technology magazines, web sites and conferences and, as a result, was named among the "Top thirty magazine industry executives under the age of 30" by FOLIO Magazine. Robert Diamond founded BroadwayWorld.com in 2003, which has now become the largest theatre web site in the world. The site covers Broadway and beyond, with specific local coverage for 100 cities in the United States, 35 countries worldwide and 10 other related areas of entertainment - including dance, opera, concerts, comedy, films, television and more.

Sidney is a Contributing Editor at BroadwayWorld and has been a superfan of theatre and all things Broadway for her entire life. She joined the BroadwayWolrd team as an Assistant Editor in 2021. Originally from North Carolina, she currently calls New York City home. When she is not covering the theater beat, you're likely to find her in the yoga studio or hanging with her dog, Hank, in Central Park.

Stephi serves as Managing Editor of BroadwayWorld, and has been a member of the team since 2017. She writes news, features, and reviews for Broadway and beyond, as well as the "Words From The Wings" series, which gives readers a glimpse at the backstage habits of their favorite Broadway stars.

As a devoted K-Pop fan, Stephi also created and developed BroadwayWorld's "K-Pop Spotlight" section, which has allowed her to attend many K-Pop concerts as a member of the press to review the shows, and often interview artists.

In addition to her writing work, Stephi maintains many of the backend databases on BroadwayWorld, including keeping up with photos, bios, upcoming releases, and more.

Originally from Connecticut before making the move to NYC, Stephi received her BA in Journalism and Dramatic Arts from the University of Connecticut in 2017. In her spare time, Stephi loves going to concerts, singing karaoke, and binge-watching Law & Order: SVU and RuPaul's Drag Race.