David Datz

There will be a staged reading of new play Toxic Murder at Theatre 40 on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Learn more here!

'Into the Breeches! A comedy by George Brant opens at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills, CA.

Theatre 40 will present the world remiere engagement of a new comedy, Basement Folly. Written by David Datz. Directed by Carol M. Becker. Produced by David Hunt Stafford. Presented by Theatre 40.

Theatre 40 will present the staged reading of a new play, Basement Follies, on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. The play is written and directed by Theatre 40 company member David Datz.

Theatre 40 will present a staged reading of a new play, Disrupting the Box, on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. The play is written and directed by Theatre 40 company member David Datz.

This event is free and will be performed as a Zoom reading on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PDT

Theatre 40 will present a play reading on YouTube of a new work by John Strysik, Power & Light. Thomas Edison and Nikolai Tesla: The War That Lit the World. Pioneering scientists in electronics, they were rivals with differing viewpoints on delivering energy. Edison was about the money, while Tesla was more a believer in free energy for all. Commerce won.

Theatre Forty will present a reading of a new comedy by Michael Halperin, Major Rewrite, on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PST via Zoom. The narrative is based on true events. In 1956 a constellation of charismatic stage and motion picture stars gather for an out-of-town performance of George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara.

Theatre 40 will present a play reading via Zoom on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PST. The new play is Person in the Basement, written and directed by Theatre 40 company member David Datz. His cast includes Harry Herman, Gail Johnston, Charlotte Williams, David Westbay and Meghan Lloyd.

On Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. PST, Theatre Forty will present a reading on Zoom of a new comedy, The Best Revenge, by Michael Halperin.

Everything seems perfect at first for the famous actress Myra Marlowe (Diana Angelina) who has leased a fully-furnished "country living" style house so she can settle down to write her autobiography. But it's not so ideal for her long-time agent Tom Lamont (David Datz) who wants nothing more than to get the headstrong actress back to Hollywood to star in a new television series, even though both of them know how badly it is written. Myra waivers but sticks to her guns, fed up with the pressures and demands of her acting career and longing for some peace and quiet and well as a much simpler life. But dealing with her nosy, omnipresent neighbors is a different matter.

Theatre 40, in the Reuben Cordova Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. This is on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. Theatre 40 is Beverly Hills' professional theatre company. Ample free parking is available beneath the theatre. The parking area is best accessed through the driveway at the intersection of Moreno and Durant Drives.

It is Bo's hard-learned lesson about romance and respect that keeps BUS STOP in the forefront as one of the great classic American romance stories. And thanks to the talented cast and director Ann Hearn Tobolowsky's attention to detail and effective use of freeze framing cast members while others speak, these well known characters will reach out and grab you by the heart, stirring your emotions as lessons are learned, partnerships are formed, and everyone gets exactly what they want by the time the road re-opens, especially a naive cowboy and a 19-year old hick singer from the Ozarks determined to make a better life for herself.

HOPPING ON DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL tackles the journey of a family in crisis. Ronny is a talented musician in his 50s, who is stricken with early onset Alzheimer's. His life partner, Dan, struggles to keep him at home rather than taking him to a care facility. Their daughter Anne's fiancee, Todd, has a 16 year ­old transgender sibling, Elsa, who is transitioning from a boy to a girl. When Elsa's and Ronny's worlds collide, they discover they have more in common than they ever could have imagined. Together, they help each other through their individual journeys. BroadwayWorld has your first look at rehearsals below!