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A Nonprofit Cabaret Venue

Richard Israel, with short gray hair and stubble, smiles slightly. He dons tortoise-shell glasses and a gray shirt. The plain background accentuates his face, while his warm and friendly expression creates a welcoming impression.

Richard Israel is a New York-based theatre director specializing in the development of new musicals. Current development projects include KING OF PANGEA (premiering at the Kings Head Theatre in London), AMERICAN WHORE STORY and THE CIVILITY OF ALBERT CASHIER. Richard has directed published and original musicals throughout the United States, and is the proud recipient of the LADCC Career Achievement Award for Directing.