Belasco Theatre haunting of David Belasco

The Belasco Theatre on West 44th Street is frequently cited in theater lore as being haunted by its founder, producer David Belasco, who died in 1931. Actors and stagehands have reported unexplained footsteps, phantom lights, and occasional sightings attributed to Belasco in backstage areas. These accounts appear in theater histories and local media coverage of Broadway ghost stories. The reports are anecdotal and have not been scientifically verified.