Critics Barbara & Scott Sigel wrote about Milla:
"In her saucy new show...cabaret artist Milla Ilieva enriches and expands the parameters of her considerable skills as a cabaret artist. Commanding the stage with both presence and poise, she builds upon her southern roots to establish a playful persona that is part southern belle, part New York sophisticate, and all woman. In her opening number she promises, "What A Night This Is Going To Be," and she is true to her word.
A tongue-in-cheek performance by a woman with an appetite for the sensual and the sexual, her colorful tour of the many and varied dimensions of love ranges from her sly take on the dicey "When Does the Ravishing Begin?" to her consummate and consummated rendition of "Do it Again." A soprano whose most beguiling notes seem to come from the middle to the lower part of her register, and an actress with expressive, big flirty eyes, Ilieva has the tools to make a powerful impression and the skill to put those tools to work. She covers "Sara Lee" with comic icing, and turns "Everybody's Girl" into the show-stopping centerpiece of her show.
This is a particularly well-crafted act with careful attention paid to song selection. Her show is anchored by strong, emotionally charged standards like "Time Heals Everything" and given additional verve by virtue of its cleverly chosen obscure gems such as "Tess's Torch Song." She sets up each number with patter that is delivered with a refreshing economy, and then she puts them over with an impressive veneer of professionalism. She is aided and abetted in her pursuit of excellence by her director, Broadway veteran Margery Beddow, and her much-admired musical director Paul Trueblood who is among the elite few who know how to support a singer without overplaying.
Despite the sexual innuendos and bad girl bantering, at the heart of Ilieva's show is a warm-hearted optimism. If she tips her hand by singing a sincere version of "A Cockeyed Optimist," she deepens the sentiment with her buoyant rendition of "Taking a Chance on Love." - Barbara and Scott Siegel ~ The Two of Clubs ~ TalkinBroadway.com
