Richard will be directing the world premiere of Martin Storrow’s KING OF PANGEA at the Kings Head Theatre in London, opening June 7th!

Directed by Richard Israel, Naomi Grossman’s solo tour de force moves across the pond for a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2024

The west coast premiere of THE CIVILITY OF ALBERT CASHIER opens at LA’s Colony Theatre on September 7th!

Richard will be directing the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC for 5-Star Theatricals in Los Angeles, opening July 19th!

WATCHING YOU will have its NY premiere as part of the New York Theatre Festival in October!

Presented by the USC School of Dramatic Arts, SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM opens April 27th, 2023!

KING OF PANGAEA has been selected to present at the 34th Annual NAMT Festival of New Musicals!

THE BLACK DAHLIA will be given an invited 29-hour reading as part of the Music Stand Reading Series at the Whitefire Theatre on Monday, August 29th at 7:30pm

THE BABY PROJECT will be given an invited 29-hour reading as part of the Music Stand Reading Series at the Whitefire Theatre on Monday, February 28th at 7:30pm

Opens February 4th - 8 Performances Only!

Opens October 15th
8 Performances Only!

KING OF PANGAEA will receive its first-ever staged reading at the Music Stand Series at the Whitefire Theatre on Monday, August 30th.

A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE begins rehearsal in March!

Currently in rehearsal for SHE LOVES ME for San Diego Musical Theatre. This under-appreciated gem opens on February 7th

April’s a great time to go to Greece. MAMMA MIA goes into rehearsal in 3 weeks, opening on April 2nd.

Richard will be directing an industry reading of this beautiful new musical on November 12th at the Dramatists Guild Foundation Music Hall in NY!

Richard’s short film directing debut has received multiple honors from the L.A. Independent Film Festival Independent Shorts Awards!

Auditions are coming up for SHE LOVES ME at SDMT!!

3 performances only - September 27th through 29th!

Arnoud Breithbart’s evocative and moving new musical will receive a table read in NYC on July 26th