TLDR
Built in 1907 and considered Broadway's most haunted venue. It was designed for David Belasco, an eccentric impresario who dressed as a Catholic priest, lived in a Gothic-decorated apartment above the theater, and was known as the Bishop of Broadway.
The Full Story
David Belasco's ghost started showing up almost immediately after his death in 1931. Performers and stagehands consistently describe a figure in clerical robes sitting in the balcony box seats during opening nights. Some actors claim to have actually shaken hands with and spoken to him before realizing who -- or what -- they were talking to.
A second spirit, the "Blue Lady," is thought to be an actress who fell to her death in an elevator shaft. Laura Linney reported seeing her sitting in the balcony during a performance. The theater also gets footsteps with no one around, rattling from Belasco's private elevator, and doors and curtains moving on their own. Interestingly, after the risque musical Oh! Calcutta! played there, sightings temporarily decreased.
Visiting
Belasco Theatre is located at 111 West 44th Street, New York, New York.
