Nineteen Twenties.... It is expertly performed by a group of young persons with felicitous voices and with good comic sense." Writing for the same paper, Brooks Atkinson wrote : "There are echos of both Gilbert and Sullivan in his dainty caricature of the old-fashioned operetta and musical comedy. But there are also echos of Strauss, Herbert, Kern, Romberg, Youmans, Friml, and anybody else who brought romantic lovers together in a triumphant last scene... it is seldom that a subtle satiric idea is brought off so adroitly in both the writing and the performing." On the London production, The New York Times London correspondent wrote: "Even Little Mary Sunshine which arrived from Off-Broadway with a big reputation, seemed to us forced and its humors underscored, especially in comparison with The Boyfriend. It is one of those shows that succeed by becoming a cult, and it doesn't look as if that is happening here." Notes References Besoyan, Rick. Little Mary Sunshine. Libretto. French's Musical Library. New York: Samuel French, Inc., c1988. Besoyan, Rick. "Little Mary Sunshine." (Complete text) "Theatre Arts", Dec. 1960, volume 44, issue 12, pages 27–56.Little Mary Sunshine vocal score. New York: Charles Hansen Educational Music & Books, (c) 1960 Sunbeam Music. Kreuger, Miles, Untitled playnotes, with detailed plot synopsis, inside the Capitol Records LP jacket for the off-Broadway original cast recording of Little Mary Sunshine, album WAO 1240. Mandelbaum, Ken, "Little Mary Sunshine" (notes included with Angel Records original cast tape cassette and CD recordings of Little Mary Sunshine'', Trio Music Corp. and Alley Music Corp., 1993). External links Official website for the musical Internet Off-Broadway Database listing Website for the new Broadway production Information about Rick Besoyan The Guide to Musical Theatre - Little Mary Sunshine English-language operettas 1959 musicals Off-Broadway musicals West End musicals Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction