The Mamas & the Papas released us from our contracts and we were history, though we still owed the label another album." Elliot (billed as Mama Cass) had released her solo debut "Dream a Little Dream" in 1968, Phillips released "John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)" in 1970, and Denny Doherty followed with "Watcha Gonna Do?" in 1971. Dunhill maintained momentum by releasing "The Best of the Mamas and the Papas: Farewell to the First Golden Era" in 1967, "Golden Era Vol. 2" in 1968, "16 of Their Greatest Hits" in 1969, and the Monterey live album in 1970. Dunhill was determined to
Magnormos to celebrate the 80th birthday of Stephen Sondheim. The Triptych included one-night presentations of "Saturday Night", "Merrily We Roll Along", and "Anyone Can Whistle" across consecutive Mondays at the Melbourne Recital Centre. In 2011 Magnormos presented a Jerry Herman Triptych which included "Milk and Honey", "Dear World" and "Hello, Dolly!." Magnormos' 2011 season also included the Melbourne premiere of "The Hatpin", and co-produced the world premiere of "flowerchildren – the mamas and papas" story starring Matt Hetherington, Laura Fitzpatrick, Dan Humphris and Casey Donovan as Mama Cass. In 2013 the company staged a commercial season of "flowerchildren – the mamas