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Anna Christie

American  
[kris-tee] / ˈkrɪs ti /

noun

  1. a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.


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In the new revival of Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie” at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, she gets to display not only her patented emotionalism but also a strategic restraint that keeps every option open.

From Los Angeles Times

As a young woman so battered by a life of neglect and ill fortune that she is willing to forsake her one chance at happiness, Michelle Williams gives a performance of extraordinary force, beauty and scorching truth in Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie” at St. Ann’s Warehouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company’s early successes include “Anna Christie” starring Liam Neeson and Richardson, and a revival of “She Loves Me,” both in 1993.

From Seattle Times

Among the Tony-winning shows produced by Roundabout during Mr. Haimes’s tenure were revivals of the plays “Anna Christie” and “A View from the Bridge” and of the musicals “Nine,” “Assassins,” “The Pajama Game” and “Anything Goes.”

From New York Times

She made her talkie debut in a now-classic adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie,” which was promoted under the tagline “Garbo Talks!”

From Los Angeles Times