Belasco Theatre ghost of David Belasco

The Belasco Theatre is associated in theatre folklore with reports that the ghost of impresario David Belasco haunts the building; actors and staff have recounted unexplained noises and sightings over decades. David Belasco ran the theatre in the early 20th century and left a strong imprint on Broadway production, and the ghost stories appear in theater histories and local press. These accounts are anecdotal and treated as unproven by historians and skeptics.