“Enter the peacocking rogue Anatole (Lucas Steele, a platinum-blond knife-blade who looks like he could have kept One Direction together singlehandedly).”
-Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
“Anatole (Lucas Steele, so wickedly sexy he should be arrested) is a preening peacock with a platinum-blond faux-hawk, given a flashy rock-star entrance”
-David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“Steele is charismatic as the cocky hedonist, haughtily tearing through scenes like a Disney prince off his meds.”
-Robert Kahn, NBC 4
“Anatole — portrayed by Lucas Steele with irrepressible rock-star vanity and the hair of a platinum woodpecker.”
-Linda Winer, Newsday
"Lucas Steele, for instance, is ideal as the Anatole conceived here: a rock star in skintight pants and a cantilevered pompadour.”
-Jesse Green, Vulture
"Lucas Steele performs the devilishly handsome Anatole with a cocky swagger that is just as effective on this recording as it is in person at the Imperial Theatre. Steele’s sex-infused instrument uses sublime delicacy to woo Natasha and listeners alike, allowing audiences to understand how he could sweep the young girl away.”
-David Clarke, Broadway World
"Steele’s Anatole Kuragin, the androgynous Casanova with a platinum pompadour who sweeps onto the stage with a David Bowie swagger and an introductory line in the opening song that tells the audience almost everything we need to know about him: “Anatole is hot. He spends his money on women and wine.”
-Dana Schwartz, The Observer
"Steele comes across as a Disney prince who plunged into New York City in an Enchanted-like scenario”
-Dana Schwartz, The Observer
"Lucas Steele plays Anatole as a Disney villain—sky-high pompadour, skin-tight pants, slinkily thrust hips, and a singing voice that soars and swoops”
-Jil Picariello, ZEALnyc
"Anatole’s played by Lucas Steele, who reminds me a bit of a young Val Kilmer (Think Top Secret, not Top Gun)”
-Laura LaVelle, Newswhistle
Basically it’s the best.
My favorite thing is theater critics attempting to describe Lucas Steele as Anatole
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