MCC Theater opened its extended run of Emmanuelle Mattana's Trophy Boys June 25, and the reviews are in. See what critics are saying about the Off-Broadway production, continuing through July 27, below.
Mattana stars in her own work as Owen, with Terry Hu (Never Have I Ever) as David, Louisa Jacobson (The Gilded Age) as Jared, and Esco Jouléy (Wolf Play) as Scott. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Charlie Hano. Tony winner Danya Taymor directs.
The work centers on a debate team at an elite all-boys prep school one hour before their final match. As they prepare to smoke their sister school (on the prompt "feminism has failed women," no less), a rumor emerges that threatens to ruin everything. The Off-Broadway bow follows earlier stagings in Australia.
Read the reviews below.
The Front Row Center (Tulis McCall)
New York Magazine/Vulture (Jackson McHenry)*
New York Stage Review (Melissa Rose Bernardo, Michael Sommers)
New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
Talkin' Broadway (Kimberly Ramírez)
TheaterMania (Zachary Stewart)
The Wall Street Journal (Charles Isherwood)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The production features scenic design by Matt Saunders, costume design by Márion Talán de la Rosa, lighting design by Cha See, sound design by Fan Zhang, and movement by Tilly Evans-Krueger. Gigi Buffington serves as voice, text, and dialect coach, with Nicole Johnson as DEI consultant and Erin Gioia Albrecht as production stage manager.
MCC is producing the run in association with Kevin Connor and Telegraph Productions Collective.
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Louisa Jacobson, Esco Jouléy, and Emmanuelle Mattana in Trophy Boys
Louisa Jacobson, Esco Jouléy, and Emmanuelle Mattana in Trophy Boys
Louisa Jacobson, Emmanuelle Mattana, Esco Jouléy, and Terry Hu in Trophy Boys
Louisa Jacobson, Emmanuelle Mattana, Terry Hu, and Esco Jouléy in Trophy Boys
Louisa Jacobson and Terry Hu in Trophy Boys
Terry Hu, Louisa Jacobson, and Emmanuelle Mattana in Trophy Boys
Terry Hu, Louisa Jacobson, Emmanuelle Mattana, and Esco Jouléy in Trophy Boys
Louisa Jacobson in Trophy Boys
Emmanuelle Mattana in Trophy Boys
