Thomas Kail to direct Michelle Williams, Tom Sturridge, and Bryan D'Arcy James in ANNA CHRISTIE- Page 4

[MezzA101]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 5:22pm

Michelle Williams in 'Anna Christie': Baffling Accents Ruin New Play

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/michelle-williams-in-anna-christie-baffling-accents-ruin-new-play/

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 5:36pm

Negative review from Theatremania

Updated On: 12/14/25 at 05:36 PM

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 6:04pm

Fordham2015 said: "Critic's Pick from Laura Collins-Hughes, who calls the production "luminous and mesmerizing" and says Williams "smartly and credibly makes Anna a code-switcher" (gift link)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/theater/anna-christie-review-michelle-williams-on-the-waterfront.html"

Another insane pick from Collins-Hughes

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 6:24pm

KevinKlawitter said: "Negative review from Thsatremania"

“But at least his [Sturridge] Groundskeeper Willie dialect is in good company with d’Arcy James’s Swedish Chef.” make me CACKLE!

[1 Minute Critic]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 7:08pm

1 Minute Critic 3 out of 5 stars
https://1minutecritic.com/anna-christie-review-michelle-williams-st-anns-warehouse/

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 9:01pm

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Another insane pick from Collins-Hughes"

That NY TIMES review is 20 times more entertaining than the poor production on stage,

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 9:10pm

The Guardian 2 out of 5 stars

"Anna Christie review – Michelle Williams is miscast in Eugene O’Neill misfire

Oscar-nominated actor struggles to convince in an emotionally inert attempt to resurrect one of the playwright’s lesser-known works"

[EmceeHammer]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 9:57pm

Sara Holdren is a relative rave.

https://www.vulture.com/article/theater-review-anna-christie-oneill-michelle-williams-tom-sturridge-thomas-kail.html

“That stuff’s all right there, both on the page and vibrating in the performances. At the same time, there’s a refreshing lack of attention being drawn to it here. Perhaps it’s a function of letting celebrity alone to do the work of getting butts in seats (across from Williams, an absolutely feral Tom Sturridge plays Anna’s love interest, the Irish ship’s stoker Matt Burke), but whatever it is, it feels like a shift in the winds of our preoccupation with relevancy.”

[UWS10023]

Posted: 12/15/25 at 12:28am

Congrats for the great review in The NY Times.

[Owen22]

Posted: 12/15/25 at 8:39am

pathman2 said: "WldKingdomHM said: "Really I found her to be amazing along with Emma Stone, but she was stunning in Blackbird and deserved that Tony Award"

Tony Award for Blackbird? Nomination yes, win no (went to Jessica Lange). For me, Michelle Williams in Cabaret lackedthe fun and charismabehind what makes Sally irresistible to those around her. Emma Stone nailed it though, she was an amazing Sally."

I was in the minority in finding Michelle Williams way to manic in both her performances in Blackbird and Cabaret.

 

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 12/15/25 at 8:46am

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Fordham2015 said: "Critic's Pick from Laura Collins-Hughes, who calls the production "luminous and mesmerizing" and says Williams "smartly and credibly makes Anna a code-switcher" (gift link)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/theater/anna-christie-review-michelle-williams-on-the-waterfront.html"

Another insane pick from Collins-Hughes"

Helen Shaw can't start soon enough.