Belasco Theatre

111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate): 1040

George Keister, architect. David Belasco built it in 1907 with all the luxuries available. Best of all was a ten-room duplex penthouse apartment he built for himself. After his 1931 death, the theatre was leased to Katharine Cornell, then Elmer Rice. The Shuberts bought it in 1949 and, after leasing it to NBC for three years, returned it to legit use in 1953.

Built: 1907

Theatre Names	Named
Belasco Theatre	1910	Named for David Belasco, Opened September 3, 1910
Stuyvesant Theatre	1907

Productions

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Belasco Theatre	Opening Date
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Musical, Original, Music by David Yazbek; Book by Jeffrey Lane; Lyrics by David Yazbek	11/04/2010
Joe Turner's Come and Gone Play, Revival, Drama Written by August Wilson	04/16/2009
American Buffalo Play, Revival, Written by David Mamet	11/17/2008
Passing Strange Musical, Original, All Black Cast Music by Stew, Heidi Rodewald; Book by Stew; Lyrics by Stew	02/28/2008
Journey's End Play, Revival, Drama Written by R. C. Sherriff	02/22/2007
Awake and Sing! Play, Revival, Drama Written by Clifford Odets	04/17/2006
Julius Caesar Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	04/03/2005
Dracula, the Musical Musical, Original, Drama, Romance Music by Frank Wildhorn; Book by Christopher Hampton, Don Black; Lyrics by Christopher Hampton, Don Black	08/19/2004
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Play, Original, Comedy Written by Richard Alfieri	10/29/2003
Enchanted April Play, Original, Romantic Comedy, Comedy Written by Matthew Barber	04/29/2003
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Play, Original, Drama Written by Terrence McNally	08/08/2002
The Mystery of Charles Dickens Play, Original, Comedy, Solo, Monologue Written by Peter Ackroyd	04/25/2002
Follies Musical, Revival, Drama Music by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Goldman; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim	04/05/2001
James Joyce's The Dead Musical, Original, Drama Music by Shaun Davey; Written by Richard Nelson	01/11/2000
Ring Round the Moon Play, Revival, Comedy Music by Francis Poulenc; Written by Jean Anouilh	04/28/1999
A Mom's Life Play, Original, Solo Written by Kathryn Grody	10/19/1998
Mandy Patinkin in Concert: "Mamaloshen" Special, Original, Concert	10/13/1998
Honour Play, Original, Written by Joanna Murray-Smith	04/26/1998
Jackie Play, Original, Written by Gip Hoppe	11/10/1997
A Doll's House Play, Revival, Drama Written by Henrik Ibsen	04/02/1997
Jack: A Night on the Town with John Barrymore Play, Original, Solo	04/24/1996
Sacrilege Play, Original, Written by Diane Shaffer	11/02/1995
Hamlet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	05/02/1995
A Little More Magic Special, Original, Puppets Guest celebrity-narrated performances written by Ralph Meyers	03/17/1994
The Master Builder Play, Revival, Drama Written by Henrik Ibsen	03/19/1992
A Little Hotel on the Side Play, Revival, Music by Larry Delinger; Written by Georges Feydeau, Maurice Desvallierès	01/26/1992
The Crucible Play, Revival, Drama Written by Arthur Miller	12/10/1991
The Speed of Darkness Play, Original, Written by Steve Tesich	02/28/1991
Prince of Central Park Musical, Original, Music by Don Sebesky; Book by Evan H. Rhodes; Lyrics by Gloria Nissenson	11/09/1989
As You Like It Play, Revival, Comedy Written by William Shakespeare	11/12/1986
Macbeth Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	11/12/1986
Romeo and Juliet Play, Revival, Tragedy Written by William Shakespeare	11/12/1986
Accidental Death of an Anarchist Play, Original, Written by Dario Fo	11/15/1984
Marcel Marceau on Broadway Special, Original, Pantomime	03/09/1983
Ain't Misbehavin' Musical, Original, Revue Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller	01/26/1981
Your Arms Too Short to Box With God Musical, Revival, Music by Alex Bradford; Lyrics by Alex Bradford	09/09/1980
Hide and Seek Play, Original, Thriller Written by Lezley Havard	05/04/1980
Charlotte Play, Original, Monologue Written by Peter Hacks	02/27/1980
The Goodbye People Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Herb Gardner	04/30/1979
Stages Play, Original, Written by Stuart Ostrow	03/19/1978
An Almost Perfect Person Play, Original, Comedy Written by Judith Ross	10/27/1977
The Rocky Horror Show Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Richard O'Brien; Book by Richard O'Brien; Lyrics by Richard O'Brien	03/10/1975
Children of the Wind Play, Original, Written by Jerry Devine	10/24/1973
Mother Earth Musical, Original, Revue Music by Toni Shearer; Book by Ron Thronson; Lyrics by Ron Thronson	10/19/1972
Oh! Calcutta! Musical, Original, Revue	02/25/1971
Light, Lively and Yiddish Musical, Original, Music by Eli Rubinstein; Text: Wolf Younin, A. Shulman, Sylvia Younin; Lyrics by Wolf Younin, A. Shulman, Sylvia Younin	10/27/1970
Grin and Bare It! Play, Original, Written by James Prideaux	03/16/1970
Postcards Play, Original, Written by James Prideaux	03/16/1970
Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? Play, Original, Written by Don Petersen	02/25/1969
The Sudden & Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson Play, Original, Written by Douglas Taylor	12/18/1968
Woman Is My Idea Play, Original, Romantic Comedy Written by Don C. Liljenquist	09/25/1968
Don't Drink the Water Play, Original, Comedy Written by Woody Allen	03/25/1968
Dr. Cook's Garden Play, Original, Melodrama Written by Ira Levin	09/25/1967
The Killing of Sister George Play, Original, Comedy Written by Frank Marcus	10/05/1966
The Subject Was Roses Play, Original, Drama Written by Frank D. Gilroy	03/01/1966
First One Asleep, Whistle Play, Original, Written by Oliver Hailey	02/26/1966
Inadmissible Evidence Play, Original, Written by John Osborne	11/30/1965
A Very Rich Woman Play, Original, Written by Ruth Gordon	09/30/1965
One by One Play, Original, Written by Dore Schary	12/01/1964
The Last Analysis Play, Original, Farce Written by Saul Bellow	10/01/1964
The Crucible Play, Revival, Drama Written by Arthur Miller	04/06/1964
The Seagull Play, Revival, Drama, Comedy Written by Anton Chekhov	04/05/1964
Abraham Cochrane Play, Original, Written by John Sherry	02/17/1964
Spoon River Anthology Musical, Original, Music by Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn; Dramatic reading of the verse of Edgar Lee Masters; Lyrics by Charles Aidman	11/18/1963
A Rainy Day in Newark Play, Original, Farce Written by Howard Teichmann	10/22/1963
Seidman and Son Play, Original, Comedy Written by Elick Moll	10/15/1962
Write Me a Murder Play, Original, Written by Frederick Knott	10/26/1961
All the Way Home Play, Original, Drama Written by Tad Mosel	11/30/1960
A Raisin in the Sun Play, Original, Drama Written by Lorraine Hansberry	10/19/1959
Tall Story Play, Original, Comedy Written by Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse	01/29/1959
The Girls in 509 Play, Original, Comedy Written by Howard Teichmann	10/15/1958
Jane Eyre Play, Original, Romance Written by Huntington Hartford	05/01/1958
The Day the Money Stopped Play, Original, Drama Written by Brendan Gill, Maxwell Anderson	02/20/1958
Present Laughter Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Noël Coward	01/31/1958
Nude With Violin Play, Original, Comedy Written by Noël Coward	11/14/1957
I Knock at the Door Play, Original, Staged Reading Written by Sean O'Casey	09/29/1957
The First Gentleman Play, Original, Comedy Written by Norman Ginsbury	04/25/1957
Good as Gold Play, Original, Comedy Written by John Patrick	03/07/1957
A Clearing in the Woods Play, Original, Written by Arthur Laurents	01/10/1957
Fanny Musical, Original, Book by Joshua Logan, S. N. Behrman	12/04/1956
Too Late the Phalarope Play, Original, Written by Robert Yale Libott	10/11/1956
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter Play, Original, Comedy Written by George Axelrod	10/13/1955
The Flowering Peach Play, Original, Drama Written by Clifford Odets	12/28/1954
Fragile Fox Play, Original, Drama Written by Norman A. Brooks	10/12/1954
The Solid Gold Cadillac Play, Original, Comedy Written by George S. Kaufman, Howard Teichmann	11/05/1953
The Madwoman of Chaillot Play, Original, Comedy Written by Jean Giraudoux	12/27/1948
For Heaven's Sake, Mother! Play, Original, Comedy Written by Julie Berns	11/16/1948
Sundown Beach Play, Original, Written by Bessie Breuer	09/07/1948
Me and Molly Play, Original, Comedy Written by Gertrude Berg	02/26/1948
The Last Dance Play, Original, Written by August Strindberg	01/27/1948
Nataraj Vashi, Pra-Veena Special, Original, Dance	05/26/1947
Evening in Cathay Special, Original,	03/02/1947
Jose Limon Special, Original, Dance	01/05/1947
Burlesque Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Arthur Hopkins, George Manker Watters	12/25/1946
Bal Negre Special, Original, Dance, Revue	11/07/1946
Lysistrata Play, Revival, Comedy, All Black Cast Written by Aristophanes	10/17/1946
Maid in the Ozarks Play, Original, Farce Written by Claire Parrish	07/15/1946
This, Too, Shall Pass Play, Original, Written by Don Appell	04/30/1946
Woman Bites Dog Play, Original, Comedy, Satire, Farce Written by Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack	04/17/1946
The Song of Bernadette Play, Original, Written by Jean Kerr, Walter Kerr	03/26/1946
Flamingo Road Play, Original, Comedy Written by Robert Wilder, Sally Wilder	03/19/1946
Truckline Cafe Play, Original, Written by Maxwell Anderson	02/27/1946
Home of the Brave Play, Original, Drama Written by Arthur Laurents	12/27/1945
Skydrift Play, Original, Written by Harry Kleiner	11/13/1945
Live Life Again Play, Original, Written by Dan Totheroh	09/29/1945
Memphis Bound! Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Don Walker; Book by Albert Wineman Barker, Sally Benson; Lyrics by Don Walker	06/11/1945
Blue Holiday Musical, Original, Revue, All Black Cast Music by Duke Ellington, Al Moritz, E.Y. Harburg, Morey Amsterdam; Lyrics by Duke Ellington, Al Moritz, E.Y. Harburg, Morey Amsterdam	05/21/1945
Kiss Them for Me Play, Original, Comedy Written by Luther Davis	03/20/1945
Trio Play, Original, Written by Dorothy Baker, Howard Baker	12/29/1944
In Bed We Cry Play, Original, Written by Ilka Chase	11/14/1944
Violet Play, Original, Written by Whitfield Cook	10/24/1944
Pearl Primus Special, Original,	10/04/1944
Lower North Play, Original, Comedy Written by Martin Bidwell	08/25/1944
Three's a Family Play, Original, Written by Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron	05/28/1944
Mrs. January and Mr. X Play, Original, Comedy Written by Zoe Akins	03/31/1944
Decision Play, Original, Drama Written by Edward Chodorov	02/02/1944
Storm Operation Play, Original, Written by Maxwell Anderson	01/11/1944
The Innocent Voyage Play, Original, Written by Paul Osborn	11/15/1943
Land of Fame Play, Original, Music by Joseph Wood; Written by Albert Bein, Mary Bein	09/21/1943
Those Endearing Young Charms Play, Original, Written by Edward Chodorov	08/01/1943
Dark Eyes Play, Original, Comedy Written by Elena Miramova	01/14/1943
Doodle Dandy of the U.S.A. Special, Original, Music by Elie Siegmaster; Written by Saul Lancourt	12/26/1942
Lifeline Play, Original, Written by Norman Armstrong	11/30/1942
Magic Play, Revival, Comedy Written by G.K. Chesterton, William Saroyan	09/29/1942
Hello, Out There Play, Original, One Act, Drama Written by G.K. Chesterton, William Saroyan	09/29/1942
Across the Board on Tomorrow Morning Play, Original, Fantasy Written by William Saroyan	08/17/1942
Talking to You Play, Original, Drama Written by William Saroyan	08/17/1942
The Walking Gentleman Play, Original, Written by Fulton Oursler, George Perkins	05/07/1942
Nathan the Wise Play, Original, Written by Ferdinand Bruckner	04/03/1942
Plan M Play, Original, Written by James Edward Grant	02/20/1942
Clash by Night Play, Original, Written by Clifford Odets	12/27/1941
The Man With Blond Hair Play, Original, Written by Norman Krasna	11/04/1941
Mr. and Mrs. North Play, Original,	01/12/1941
Retreat to Pleasure Play, Original, Written by Irwin Shaw	12/17/1940
Johnny Belinda Play, Original, Drama Written by Elmer Harris	09/18/1940
At The Stroke of Eight Play, Original, Drama Written by Percy Robinson	05/20/1940
My Dear Children Play, Original, Comedy, Farce Written by Catherine Turney, Jerry Horwin	01/31/1940
Foreigners Play, Original, Comedy Written by Frederick Lonsdale	12/05/1939
Quiet City Special, Original, Music by Aaron Copeland	04/16/1939
The Gentle People Play, Original, Drama Written by Irwin Shaw	01/05/1939
Rocket to the Moon Play, Original, Drama Written by Clifford Odets	11/24/1938
Dance Night Play, Original, Written by Kenyon Nicholson	10/14/1938
Golden Boy Play, Original, Drama Written by Clifford Odets	11/04/1937
Dead End Play, Original, Drama Written by Sidney Kingsley	10/28/1935
Awake and Sing! Play, Original, Drama Written by Clifford Odets	09/09/1935
Waiting For Lefty Play, Original, One Act Written by Clifford Odets	09/09/1935
Awake and Sing! Play, Original, Drama Written by Clifford Odets	02/19/1935
Between Two Worlds Play, Original, Drama Written by Elmer Rice	10/25/1934
Judgment Day Play, Original, Drama Written by Elmer Rice	09/12/1934
The Joyous Season Play, Original, Comedy Written by Philip Barry	01/29/1934
Come Easy Play, Original, Comedy Written by Felicia Metcalfe	08/29/1933
Alien Corn Play, Original, Written by Sidney Howard	02/20/1933
Lucrece Play, Original, Music by Deems Taylor	12/20/1932
Criminal at Large Play, Original, Mystery Written by Edgar Wallace	10/10/1932
The Truth About Blayds Play, Revival, Comedy, Tragedy Written by A. A. Milne	04/11/1932
Distant Drums Play, Original, Drama Written by Dan Totheroh	01/18/1932
Brief Moment Play, Original, Comedy Written by S. N. Behrman	11/09/1931
Tonight or Never Play, Original, Comedy Written by Lili Hatvany	11/18/1930
Dancing Partner Play, Original, Comedy Written by Alexander Engel, Alfred Grunwald	08/05/1930
It's a Wise Child Play, Original, Comedy Written by Laurence E. Johnson	08/06/1929
Mima Play, Original, Written by David Belasco	12/12/1928
The Bachelor Father Play, Original, Comedy Written by Edward Childs Carpenter	02/28/1928
Hit the Deck Musical, Original, Comedy Music by Vincent Youmans; Book by Herbert Fields; Lyrics by Leo Robin, Clifford Grey	04/25/1927
Lulu Belle Play, Original, Written by Charles MacArthur, Edward Sheldon	02/09/1926
Stronger Than Love Play, Original, Written by Dario Niccodemi	12/28/1925
Young Woodley Play, Original, Comedy Written by John Van Druten	11/02/1925
Accused Play, Original,	09/29/1925
The Harem Play, Original, Comedy Written by Ernest Vajda	12/02/1924
Tiger Cats Play, Original, Comedy, Tragedy Written by Karen Bramson	10/21/1924
Lamplight Play, Original, Written by Claire Carvalho	05/09/1924
Tired Play, Original, Written by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins	05/09/1924
The Game of Chess Play, Original, Written by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman	05/09/1924
In the Darkness Play, Original, Written by Dan Totheroh	05/08/1924
When the Whirlwind Blows Play, Original, Written by Essex Dane	05/08/1924
Crabbed Youth and Age Play, Original, Written by Lennox Robinson	05/08/1924
The Nursery Maid of Heaven Play, Original, Written by Thomas Wood	05/08/1924
The Poor Play, Original, Written by John Merrick Yorke	05/07/1924
'Op-o'-Me Thumb Play, Original, One Act Written by Frederick Fenn, Richard Pryce	05/07/1924
Judge Lynch Play, Original, Written by William R. Rogers, Jr.	05/07/1924
The Warrior's Husband Play, Original, Comedy Written by Julian F. Thompson	05/06/1924
My Lady Dreams Play, Original, Written by Eugene Pillott	05/06/1924
The Wrists on the Door Play, Original, Written by Horace Fish	05/06/1924
Caleb Stone's Death Watch Play, Original, Written by Martin Flavin	05/06/1924
On Vengeance Height Play, Original, Written by Allan Davis, Cornelia C. Vencill	05/05/1924
The Man in the Bowler Hat Play, Original, Written by A. A. Milne	05/05/1924
Beauty and the Jacobin Play, Original, Written by Booth Tarkington	05/05/1924
Laugh, Clown, Laugh! Play, Original, Drama Written by David Belasco, Tom Cushing	11/28/1923
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Play, Original, Comedy Written by St. John Ervine	09/11/1923
Kiki Play, Original, Comedy Music by Zoel Parenteau; Written by André Picard	11/29/1921
The Return of Peter Grimm Play, Revival, Drama Written by David Belasco	09/21/1921
Deburau Play, Original, Comedy, Tragedy Written by Harley Granville-Barker	12/23/1920
One Play, Original, Drama	09/14/1920
The Son-Daughter Play, Original, Written by David Belasco, George Scarborough	11/19/1919
Dark Rosaleen Play, Original, Written by W. D. Hepenstall, Whitford Kane	04/22/1919
Tiger! Tiger! Play, Original,	11/12/1918
Daddies Play, Original, Written by John L. Hobble	09/05/1918
Polly With a Past Play, Original, Comedy Written by Guy Bolton, George Middleton	09/06/1917
The Very Minute Play, Original, Written by John Meehan	04/09/1917
Little Lady in Blue Play, Original, Written by Horace Hodges, T. Wigney Percyval	12/21/1916
Seven Chances Play, Original, Written by Roi Cooper Megrue	10/23/1916
The Boomerang Play, Original, Comedy Written by Victor Mapes, Winchell Smith	08/10/1915
Marie-Odile Play, Original,	01/26/1915
The Phantom Rival Play, Original, Written by Ferenc Molnár	10/06/1914
The Secret Play, Original, Written by Henri Bernstein	12/23/1913
The Auctioneer Play, Revival, Comedy Written by Lee Arthur, Charles Klein	09/30/1913
The Temperamental Journey Play, Original, Written by Leo Ditrichstein	09/04/1913
Years of Discretion Play, Original, Comedy Written by Fanny Hatton, Frederic Hatton	12/25/1912
Tainted Philanthropy Play, Original, Written by Abraham Goldknopf	11/26/1912
The Case of Becky Play, Original, Written by Edward Locke	10/01/1912
The Return of Peter Grimm Play, Original, Written by David Belasco	10/17/1911
The Concert Play, Original, Written by Hermann Bahr	10/04/1910
The Call of the Cricket Play, Original, Written by Edward Peple	04/19/1910
Just a Wife Play, Original, Written by Eugene Walter	02/01/1910
Stuyvesant Theatre	Opening Date
The Lily Play, Original, Written by David Belasco	12/23/1909
The Easiest Way Play, Original, Drama Written by Eugene Walter	01/19/1909
The Fighting Hope Play, Original, Drama Written by William J. Hurlbut	09/22/1908
The Warrens of Virginia Play, Original,	05/04/1908
A Grand Army Man Musical, Original, Opera Libretto by David Belasco, Marion Short, Pauline Phelps	10/16/1907