“Ebullient... Atkins bounds across the stage, using a combination of storytelling, facial dynamism and a dancer-like nimbleness of the body to keep our attention.”

“Atkins is easy on the eyes, and it’s not hard to see why Barbra Streisand would be enchanted with him as an employee. He nails the jokes as well as he nails the impressions. But also, Doug Atkins is skilled enough as an actor to reveal something even deeper than just an incredible tale about an unbelievable basement.”

“Atkins is delightfully animated all by himself, a tour de force performance of cheekbones, gleaming smile, and sleek stage presence. He’s the ultimate gay boy caught up in idolatry.”

”Atkins’ Alex is so infectious in his thrall to be in Streisand’s presence that the audience giggles at his inflection if not his intention.”

“...strong and animated... Atkins pulls it off well — that feeling that you’re being indulged with scandalously juicy gossip is never lost.”

”Atkins shifts between each character with ease... [Atkins] wisely steers clear of making her into a caricature at any point. Instead, what we’re given is subtle, charming and vulnerable.”

“Atkins pulls it off with brilliant, well-timed aplomb. He swans and swishes and offers sly asides and lets us in on secrets. His ability to flow seamlessly from [More] to his boyfriend Barry to his boss to Babs herself is a dizzying delight. His canny observations about life and connection live in synch with his catty commentary.”

“Congenial and energetic, Atkins wears a flight attendant’s smile and moves with a dancer’s lifted intent.”

“Atkins delivers an outstanding performance ... He paces his delivery well and his energy never flags.”

“As Chicklet, Atkins is goofier than a puppy, all feet, gangly legs and flat chest. As Ann, [Atkins] morphs into a fierce temptress who could make RuPaul roll over and beg.”

“Watching Atkins’ mutate from an innocent, naive, virgin female teenager to the sultry, slutty Ann Bowman is a seamless (and hilarious) acting masterpiece.”

“Albert Peterson’s (Doug Atkins) characterization birthed images of not only Dick Van Dyke but also Ray Bolger (Scarecrow in Oz); the gangly movements, the rubbery fluidity and that peculiar dance style that begs the question, ‘does this guy have any skeletal mass’?”

“Doug Atkins leads the show as Albert. At first, Atkins plays the character as a weakling, unable to stand up to his mother, a bit frantic trying to handle Conrad and bumbling his relationship with Rosie. As the play progresses, Atkins transforms the character, giving Albert a fantastic backbone.”

“At the heart of this is the enchanting and charismatic Emcee… …Atkins is simply magnetic. He capably dishes out the ample humor in heavy doses with a great sense of comic timing and also reveals a darker side as the musical progresses.”

“It’s around the edges that the production provides the most pleasure, from a servant lighting a very high chandelier (played by Douglas Atkins)…”

“Atkins’ campy, slapstick performance is hilarious. His song and dance duet “I’ll Never be Jealous Again” with Mabel (Whitney Hayes) is crisp and entertaining.”

“Atkins looks like a young Dick Van Dyke but sounds like a toned-down Jerry Lewis…”