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THEATRE FORTY

241 S. Moreno Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Upcoming Shows

Crossing Delancey
May 21 – Jun 21, 2026

Isabel is a modern young woman who lives alone and works in a book shop. When she is not pining after a handsome author, she...



Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Hollywood Pantages


by Evan Henerson - June 03, 2026

As substantial as its built-in assets are, the two-time Tony Award winner, musical is lacking in other areas. Book writer Kristoffer Diaz has crafted an exciting leading character, and an even more interesting supporting player. Alas, he has also included a rather perfunctory family triangle that gu...

Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - May 31, 2026

Booth’s deeply sympathetic rendering of a good man navigating a life of crises is 95 minutes of sublimity. And in the role of Kenneth, actor Petey McGee delivers a performance that is as throat lump-inducing as it is uplifting....

Review: ANTIGONE at Antaeus


by Evan Henerson - May 27, 2026

Andy Wolk's production transports Sophokles’s work off the pages of a high school syllabus and directly across the threshold of our comfort zone....

Review: Impeccable World Premiere of HENRY ONG’S final play ASCENT


by Shari Barrett - May 26, 2026

Along with the impeccable acting and Diana Wyenn's brilliant direction, the most striking element of the production is Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s scenic design which features a half-dome representation of a rocket engine....

Review: L.A. Premiere of Héctor Armienta’s ZORRO! by Pacific Opera Project


by Shari Barrett - May 20, 2026

Based on the adventures of Johnston McCully's legendary pulp hero, Armienta infuses his opera with the music and sounds of early-19th century Alta California, including flamenco, corrido, and mariachi, with all performed exquisitely by the 24-member POP Orchestra....

Review: BRIGADOON at Pasadena Playhouse


by Andrew Child - May 18, 2026

Brava to Alexandra Silber for capturing all the heart and humor of Lerner’s original book with her thoughtful new adaptation and brava to Katie Spelman for dreaming up a Brigadoon that is as ebullient and spirited as it is deeply human....

Review: PUCK BUNNIES: A HEATED RIVALRY DRAG MUSICAL PARODY at Dynasty Typewriter


by Andrew Child - May 17, 2026

Puck Bunnies, a musical from the minds of Kyra Brown and Christian Leonard lovingly lampoons the ludicrousness of this love story through heightened impersonations, witty pop culture needle drops, and a boatload of silliness....

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents West Coast Debut of FREMONT AVE.


by Michael Quintos - May 14, 2026

Beautifully acted, engagingly riveting, and populated with impactful characters, Reggie D. White's thoughtfully sprawling and emotionally layered new play—directed by Lili-Anne Brown—delivers an ambitious, deeply affecting examination of generational legacy, Black identity, masculinity, and the ...

Review: MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING MUSICALS at Colony Theater


by Evan Henerson - May 13, 2026

As directed by Kristin Hanggi and led by actors Emma Hunton, Diana Huey and Aynsley Bubbico, KILLING MUSICALS looks to blend pathos, satire and female empowerment not always particularly smoothly....

Review: THE CAROLE KING AND JAMES TAYLOR STORY at BroadStage


by Shari Barrett - May 08, 2026

While harmonizing to perfection, Katis rules the piano with the sensitivity necessary to realistically perform King’s songs of self-awareness and the longing to find your place in the world, while Clews’ finger-picking expertise on guitar adds a real sense of introspective musical magic to Taylo...

Past Shows

Patriotic Games
Patriotic Games
Jun 2 – Jun 3, 2026

Staged reading of a play.Patriotic Games is described as the battle for the soul of America.War rages in Europe. The Nazis have conquered most of...

The Unexpected Guest
The Unexpected Guest
Mar 19 – Apr 19, 2026

Written by Agatha Christie. Directed by Warren Davis. Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot...

The Ten Tombs of Dr. styles
The Ten Tombs of Dr. styles
Mar 23

Staged reading of a play. Written by Frank Semerano. Directed by Christopher Franciosa. What Secrets Lie Within the Ten Tombs?  Horton Sumner Malden is an Egyptologist...

Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Jan 26 – Mar 16, 2026

Play readings followed by Q&A.January 26- A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher. A Nazi agent summons Pablo Picasso to a storage vault for an interrogation. A...

Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Jan 26 – Mar 16, 2026

Play readings followed by Q&A.January 26- A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher. A Nazi agent summons Pablo Picasso to a storage vault for an interrogation. A...

Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Jan 26 – Mar 16, 2026

Play readings followed by Q&A.January 26- A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher. A Nazi agent summons Pablo Picasso to a storage vault for an interrogation. A...

Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Jan 26 – Mar 16, 2026

Play readings followed by Q&A.January 26- A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher. A Nazi agent summons Pablo Picasso to a storage vault for an interrogation. A...

Unnecessary Farce
Unnecessary Farce
Feb 28

A play reading. Written by Paul Slade smith. Directed by Melanie MacQueen.wo cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling...

Unnecessary Farce
Unnecessary Farce
Feb 28

A play reading. Written by Paul Slade smith. Directed by Melanie MacQueen.wo cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling...

What Opa Did
What Opa Did
Jan 15 – Feb 15, 2026

What Opa Did follows Kate, a young New Yorker, as she confronts her Jewish grandparents’ past in Germany, where they were forced to hide with...

Theatre 40
Theatre 40
Feb 10

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, join us and show your love for Theatre 40 and for our playwrights as we present an evening of...

Dracula, My Love
Dracula, My Love
Feb 7

Staged reading of a new play, written and directed by Syrie James.A romantic retelling of Dracula unlike any ever created. In this spellbinding tale of...

An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
Nov 13 – Dec 14, 2025

This play occurs when a young woman meets with an untimely demise and a respectable family is subject to a routine inquiry in connection with...

Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars
Sep 29 – Nov 10, 2025

Play readings followed by Q&A.September 29, 2025- What Is Murder? by Ken Levine. Four former Jeopardy champions meet for a weekend to prepare for the...

All These Women
All These Women
Sep 18 – Oct 19, 2025

This world premiere play examines the almost insurmountable struggle women faced to get the right to vote in America. It is 1913, and women in...

A Jukebox for the Algonquin
A Jukebox for the Algonquin
Jul 24 – Aug 24, 2025

The residents at the Placid Pines Senior Care Center really want a jukebox. When it costs more than the center can raise, a small band...

POWER & LIGHT
POWER & LIGHT
Mar 31 – Apr 30, 2024

Power & Light dramatizes the titanic clash of genius between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla as they battle to electrify the world. It is an...

Videos


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Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre (6/17-6/28) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Melt : The Play in Los Angeles Melt : The Play
The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (6/11-6/13) PHOTOS
In the Blink of an Eye: A Musical Memoir in Los Angeles In the Blink of an Eye: A Musical Memoir
The Pico (6/19-6/21)
Hunting the Irish Heiress in Los Angeles Hunting the Irish Heiress
Newport Theatre Arts Center (6/05-6/05) VIDEOS
My Life is a Sonnet in Los Angeles My Life is a Sonnet
Broadwater Studio (6/07-6/27)
A Haunting Revue II in Los Angeles A Haunting Revue II
Impro Theatre (6/06-6/26) PHOTOS
Jenn Collela: LIVE at the Nikko in Los Angeles Jenn Collela: LIVE at the Nikko
Feinstein's at the Nikko (6/04-6/05) PHOTOS
Mike Blaha: Pivotal Nomad in Los Angeles Mike Blaha: Pivotal Nomad
Broadwater Studio (6/07-6/24)
The Show Has Been Cancelled (Due to the End of The World) in Los Angeles The Show Has Been Cancelled (Due to the End of The World)
Broadwater Second Stage (6/16-6/27)