Response
Jack Gaver wrote that although there were attracive things about the musical "it is a fact that any commercial success this new musical may have depends largely upon public interest in its Greek star. Tuesday night's arrival at the Mark Hellinger Theatre lacks solid, over-all appeal, so the international repuation of Miss Mercouri as a movie star with a tremendous sex image and a volatile acting style is really on the line...there is exuberance in the several dance numbers, the score has some rousing numbers and there are excellent portrayals in top roles."
According to Steven Suskin, the musical was "the season's biggest star-vehicle with the biggest advance sale: Melina Mercouri in the "Never on Sunday" musical, Illya Darling. Not so darling, as it turned out; the charm of the 1960 low-budget Greek-language film was overblown into a full-scale Broadway affair with a distinct lack of charm or skill."
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