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Since Chess opened in November 2025, Christopher’s performance as Anatoly has transformed him from one of Broadway’s most respected utility players into a full-fledged leading man.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Goldstein co-wrote the script with fellow Ted Lasso co-creator Joe Kelly and penned it specifically for Lopez, while also putting himself in the leading man role.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
No, nothing definitive here, but Brown has long sent signals about wanting to be a leading man, with the Celtics certainly better able to balance their roster by bolstering the power rotation with Antetokounmpo.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Énard’s leading men are students of their own shortcomings.
—Christopher Byrd, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Goldstein co-wrote the script with fellow Ted Lasso co-creator Joe Kelly and penned it specifically for Lopez, while also putting himself in the leading man role.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
No, nothing definitive here, but Brown has long sent signals about wanting to be a leading man, with the Celtics certainly better able to balance their roster by bolstering the power rotation with Antetokounmpo.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Énard’s leading men are students of their own shortcomings.
—Christopher Byrd, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20man. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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