Illya Darling (1967 Original Broadway Cast)
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Performer: Melina MercouriPerformer: Orson Bean
Performer: Tito Vandis
Performer: Rudy Bond
Performer: Despo
Edition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2008-07-01
Music Label: Kritzerland
Free Music Notes for Illya Darling (1967 Original Broadway Cast)
Free Music Review: Greece, I Have Nothing More to Say!
Hit: 5 Stars
"Illya Darling" - the Broadway show version of the 1960 foreign film hit NEVER ON SUNDAY - is finally available on a single CD. In a limited edition of 1000 units from producer Bruce Kimmel's Kritzerland Records, this is the kind of disc that makes vinyl-philes finally put away their LPs.
The liner notes (by Kimmel) tell a bit about the show and attempt to explain why a show that ran a year is still considered by many to be a flop. There are also a few interesting side stories: did star Melina Mercouri really ditch Stephen Sondheim's lyrics because he did not attend her in her dressing room in the manner she required? And what exactly did Lehman Engel really say that caused the star and her director husband to "buy him out" of the show?
The special treat of this CD is its STEREO sound from the album masters. Kimmel discusses his decision NOT to re-mix the album, even though the LP had a lot of reverb. Culled from the original master tapes are the original opening number "Po Po Po" and the short "Birthday Song". Both were recorded but not used on the original United Artists LP. They were transferred and mixed from those original session tapes.
The glory of "Illya Darling" - in addition to the performances of Mercouri, Orson Bean (who I remember as pretty much of a pill on the television game show "To Tell the Truth"), Despo (she was also in the movie NEVER ON SUNDAY), and Rudy Bond - is that Kimmel has put the songs back in show order!
And it is a different sounding show. Opening with "Po Po Po" now sets us up for a wonderful evening....well I guess it wasn't so wonderful, but the music is. The Greek music is enchanting and Mercouri is luminous. My favorite songs are still "Medea Tango", "Golden Land", "Peraeus My Love", and the glorious title number.
Get it before it's gone! "Illya Darling" will be one of those CD's you tell your friends about.
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