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
Casey Donovan (singer) 2011 movie version, Donovan was not cast. 2011 saw Donovan reprise her role of Cynthia Macrae in another tour of the hit show "The Sapphires". The tour ran during February in ACT and NSW, and was followed by two weeks in the UK in March. In August/September 2011, Donovan created the role of Mama Cass in the world premiere of new musical "Flowerchildren – The Mamas & the Papas Story" written by Peter Fitzpatrick and produced by Australian company Magnormos. She was joined by Matt Hetherington as John Phillips, Laura Fitzpatrick as Michelle Phillips, and Dan Humphris as Denny Doherty.