The Mamas & the Papas The Life of Mama Cass Elliot" (2005). John Phillips' estate has authorized Chris Campion to write a biography of the group's leader, provisionally called "Wolfking". Fox acquired the rights to make a film about the Mamas and the Papas in 2000. It was reported in 2007 that "The right script is in the process of being written." Peter Fitzpatrick's stage musical, "Flowerchildren: The Mamas and Papas Story", was produced by Magnormos in Melbourne, Australia, in 2011 and revived in 2013. Sources: The Mamas & the Papas The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group who recorded
The Mamas & the Papas McKenzie (1939–2012). In 1991, Mackenzie Phillips was replaced by Laurie Beebe Lewis, a former vocalist with the Buckinghams who had earlier (1986–1987) temped with the band when Mackenzie Phillips was pregnant. John Phillips dropped out after a liver transplant in 1992 and Doherty returned. Lewis and McFarlane left in 1993, to be replaced by Lisa Brescia and Deb Lyons. The band continued to perform with varying line-ups, including Barry McGuire (1997–1998) and the recovering Phillips, until 1998, by which time, according to one critic, "the jingle singers who sang those fabulous Cass, Michelle, John, and Denny parts were an aural