Review: Michelle Williams Navigates Choppy Waters in ‘Anna Christie’

The production leans heavily on Michelle Williams to humanize a century-old script whose language can feel insistently blunt.

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Theater Review: Michelle Williams Navigates Choppy Waters in ‘Anna Christie’

Review: Michelle Williams Navigates Choppy Waters in ‘Anna Christie’