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STAGE CREDITS

The Beaux Stratagem
[Broadway]
1928
Epilogue

Productions

Tonight or Never
 
[Broadway, 1930]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Dancing Partner
 
[Broadway, 1930]
Director (Staging)
Producer
It's a Wise Child
 
[Broadway, 1929]
Director
Producer
The Freiburg Passion Play
 
[Broadway, 1929]
Director (Staging)
Mima
 
[Broadway, 1928]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Big Fight
 
[Broadway, 1928]
Director (Staging)
The Bachelor Father
 
[Broadway, 1928]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Hidden
 
[Broadway, 1927]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Honor Be Damned!
 
[Broadway, 1927]
Producer (By Arrangement With)
What Never Dies
 
[Broadway, 1926]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Lily Sue
 
[Broadway, 1926]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Fanny
 
[Broadway, 1926]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Lulu Belle
 
[Broadway, 1926]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Accused
 
[Broadway, 1925]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Canary Dutch
 
[Broadway, 1925]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Dove
 
[Broadway, 1925]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Dove
 
[Broadway, 1925]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Ladies of the Evening
 
[Broadway, 1924]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Man in Evening Clothes
 
[Broadway, 1924]
Producer (By Arrangement With)
The Harem
 
[Broadway, 1924]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Tiger Cats
 
[Broadway, 1924]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Other Rose
 
[Broadway, 1923]
Producer
Laugh, Clown, Laugh!
 
[Broadway, 1923]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
 
[Broadway, 1923]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Comedian
 
[Broadway, 1923]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Merchant of Venice
 
[Broadway, 1922]
Director
Producer
Shore Leave
 
[Broadway, 1922]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Kiki
 
[Broadway, 1921]
Producer
House Manager
The Grand Duke
 
[Broadway, 1921]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Wandering Jew
 
[Broadway, 1921]
Producer
The Return of Peter Grimm
 
[Broadway, 1921]
Producer
The Easiest Way
 
[Broadway, 1921]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Deburau
 
[Broadway, 1920]
Director (Staging)
Producer
One
 
[Broadway, 1920]
Producer
Call the Doctor
 
[Broadway, 1920]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Son-Daughter
 
[Broadway, 1919]
Producer
The Gold Diggers
 
[Broadway, 1919]
Producer
Dark Rosaleen
 
[Broadway, 1919]
Producer
Tiger! Tiger!
 
[Broadway, 1918]
Producer
The Auctioneer
 
[Broadway, 1918]
Producer
Daddies
 
[Broadway, 1918]
Producer
Tiger Rose
 
[Broadway, 1917]
Producer
Polly With a Past
 
[Broadway, 1917]
Producer
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Very Minute
 
[Broadway, 1917]
Producer
Little Lady in Blue
 
[Broadway, 1916]
Producer
The Music Master
 
[Broadway, 1916]
Producer
Seven Chances
 
[Broadway, 1916]
Producer
The Heart of Wetona
 
[Broadway, 1916]
Producer
The Boomerang
 
[Broadway, 1915]
Producer
Theatre Owner / Operator
A Celebrated Case
 
[Broadway, 1915]
Producer
Marie-Odile
 
[Broadway, 1915]
Producer
The Phantom Rival
 
[Broadway, 1914]
Producer
The Secret
 
[Broadway, 1913]
Producer
The Man Inside
 
[Broadway, 1913]
Producer
The Auctioneer
 
[Broadway, 1913]
Producer
The Temperamental Journey
 
[Broadway, 1913]
Producer
A Good Little Devil
 
[Broadway, 1913]
Producer
Years of Discretion
 
[Broadway, 1912]
Director
Producer
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Case of Becky
 
[Broadway, 1912]
Director
Producer
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Governor's Lady
 
[Broadway, 1912]
Producer
The Return of Peter Grimm
 
[Broadway, 1911]
Producer
The Woman
 
[Broadway, 1911]
Producer
Nobody's Widow
 
[Broadway, 1910]
Producer
The Concert
 
[Broadway, 1910]
Producer
Just a Wife
 
[Broadway, 1910]
Producer
The Lily
 
[Broadway, 1909]
Producer
Is Matrimony a Failure?
 
[Broadway, 1909]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Easiest Way
 
[Broadway, 1909]
Producer
The Fighting Hope
 
[Broadway, 1908]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Girl of the Golden West
 
[Broadway, 1908]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Rose of the Rancho
 
[Broadway, 1907]
Producer
The Warrens of Virginia
 
[Broadway, 1907]
Producer
The Girl of the Golden West
 
[Broadway, 1907]
Producer
A Grand Army Man
 
[Broadway, 1907]
Producer
The Rose of the Rancho
 
[Broadway, 1907]
Producer
The Rose of the Rancho
 
[Broadway, 1906]
Director (Staging)
Producer
The Girl of the Golden West
 
[Broadway, 1905]
Director
Producer
Zaza
 
[Broadway, 1905]
Producer
Du Barry
 
[Broadway, 1905]
Producer
Adrea
 
[Broadway, 1905]
Producer
House Manager
Adrea
 
[Broadway, 1905]
Director (Staging)
Director
Producer
The Music Master
 
[Broadway, 1904]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
 
[Broadway, 1903]
Producer
The Darling of the Gods
 
[Broadway, 1903]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Production Supervisor
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Auctioneer
 
[Broadway, 1903]
Producer
The Darling of the Gods
 
[Broadway, 1902]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Production Supervisor
Theatre Owner / Operator
Du Barry
 
[Broadway, 1902]
Producer
Du Barry
 
[Broadway, 1901]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Production Supervisor
The Auctioneer
 
[Broadway, 1901]
Director (Staging)
Producer
Zaza
 
[Broadway, 1900]
Producer
Madame Butterfly
 
[Broadway, 1900]
Producer
Naughty Anthony
 
[Broadway, 1900]
Producer
The First Born
 
[Broadway, 1897]
Director
Producer
L'Arlesienne
 
[Broadway, 1897]
Director (Staging)
The Heart of Maryland
 
[Broadway, 1895]
Director (Staging)
The Wife
 
[Broadway, 1887]
Stage Manager

Writing

Pawn Ticket
Playwright
Adrea
Playwright
Lord Chumley
Playwright
The Wife
Playwright
Men and Women
Playwright
Zaza
Playwright
Naughty Anthony
Playwright
Mima
Playwright
The Lily
Playwright
Du Barry
Playwright
The Younger Son
Playwright
Miss Helyett
Playwright
Valerie
Playwright
May Blossom
Playwright
Fanny
Playwright

Movies

A Good Little Devil
[ 1914 ] supervising producer
Rose of the Rancho
[ 1914 ] writer
La Belle Russe
[ 1914 ] writer
The Case of Becky
[ 1915 ] writer
The Girl I Left Behind Me
[ 1915 ] writer
The Heart of Maryland
[ 1915 ] writer
DuBarry
[ 1915 ] writer
The Girl of the Golden West
[ 1915 ] writer
Zaza
[ 1915 ] writer
May Blossom
[ 1915 ] writer
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
[ 1916 ] writer
Harakiri
[ 1919 ] writer
The Gold Diggers
[ 1923 ] producer
Tiger Rose
[ 1923 ] producer
Friendly Enemies
[ 1925 ] producer
Men and Women
[ 1925 ] writer
The Music Master
[ 1927 ] writer
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
[ 1928 ] writer
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
[ 1930 ] writer
Girl of the Rio
[ 1932 ] producer
Madame Butterfly
[ 1932 ] writer
The Hatchet Man
[ 1932 ] writer
The Return of Peter Grimm
[ 1935 ] producer
The Girl and the Gambler
[ 1939 ] producer

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Royal Opera House Releases 'Ancora un Passo' Clip from MADAMA BUTTERFLY Photo
Royal Opera House Releases 'Ancora un Passo' Clip from MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by Robert Diamond - Jun 8, 2026

The Royal Opera performs 'Ancora un Passo' from Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's production of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY, a work rooted in imperialism's destructive forces and featuring the beloved aria 'Un bel dì, vedremo.'
Royal Opera House Releases 'Flower Duet' Clip from MADAMA BUTTERFLY Production Photo
Royal Opera House Releases 'Flower Duet' Clip from MADAMA BUTTERFLY Production
by Robert Diamond - Jun 7, 2026

The Royal Opera performs the Flower Duet from Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's staging of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY, a work rooted in the destructive forces of imperialism and featuring some of opera's most enduring music.
Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard and More Set for Washington National Opera's 2026-2027 Photo
Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard and More Set for Washington National Opera's 2026-2027 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2026

Washington National Opera has unveiled its 2026-2027 season—its first full season as an independent company, following its departure from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in January 2026
Who Are Broadway Theaters Named After? Photo
Who Are Broadway Theaters Named After?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Mar 29, 2026

Our 41 Broadway theaters provide a home for every production that hits the Great White Way. From our oldest continually operating Broadway house, the Lyceum, to our newest reopened and functioning Broadway house, the Hudson, the Broadway theaters are all located in midtown Manhattan. Who are all of our current Broadway houses named for...? 
MADAME BUTTERFLY Comes to Grand Theatre Geneve Photo
MADAME BUTTERFLY Comes to Grand Theatre Geneve
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2026

Giacomo Puccini choisit le sujet de son sixième opéra après avoir assisté à une représentation de Madame Butterfly : A Tragedy of Japan, un drame en un acte de David Belasco, joué à Londres en juin 1900.
Review: MISS SAIGON at Göteborgs Operan Photo
Review: MISS SAIGON at Göteborgs Operan
by Christian Ranke - Oct 21, 2025

For decades, Miss Saigon has occupied contested terrain within the musical theater canon—championed by some as an essential work, scrutinized by others for perpetuating orientalist narratives and reductive stereotypes.
Lost Broadway Theaters That Are Still Standing Photo
Lost Broadway Theaters That Are Still Standing
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Sep 21, 2025

Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters. This number has always been ever-changing—since even before the first time the word “Broadway” was used to describe professional theater in New York.
Which Broadway Theatres Have Housed the Most (and Least) Tony-Winning Shows? Photo
Which Broadway Theatres Have Housed the Most (and Least) Tony-Winning Shows?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Sep 1, 2025

Did you know that the Richard Rodgers Theatre, current home of Hamilton, has housed more Best Musical Tony Award winners than any other Broadway house? Since the Tony Awards began in 1947 and began issuing a Best Musical Award in 1949, nine Best Musicals have played the Richard Rodgers Theatre, which used to be named the 46th Street Theatre.
A History of Off-Broadway Venues Photo
A History of Off-Broadway Venues
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jun 22, 2025

Second Stage Theatre’s 43rd Street off-Broadway house, right near 8th Avenue, recently changed hands and is now the home of Studio Seaview . Seaview’s first production in the space is Angry Alan, starring John Krasinski. They have renovated and updated the space since Second Stage switched off-Broadway locations to now present shows at the Signature.
Broadway's Spookiest Ghost Stories Photo
Broadway's Spookiest Ghost Stories
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Oct 31, 2024

This time, the reader question was: What are some of the most famous Broadway ghost stories? Some Broadway houses have many haunted tales… and others seem to have no ghostly spirits at all! Let's unpack!
Bringing a horizon that dissolves and dialogue with cinema, Puccini 's MADAMA BUTTERF Photo
Bringing a horizon that dissolves and dialogue with cinema, Puccini 's MADAMA BUTTERFLY Opens Theatro Municipal (Sao Paulo) 2024 Season
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 5, 2024

This production of Madama Butterfly highlights the social decline and impoverishment that occur in Cio-cio-san's life, to give visibility to the sociocultural aspects that cause the protagonist's growing suffering and the tragic outcome of the story, as well as the machismo she suffers of both cultures – Japanese and American.
THE GIN GAME Comes to Lakewood Theatre Company This Month Photo
THE GIN GAME Comes to Lakewood Theatre Company This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2023

After a successful run in March 2023 Lakewood Theatre Company will once again be staging again its production of The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn on its Side Door Stage with seven performances from October 27 through November 5, 2023. 
Interview: Chatting with Phil Chan, Stage Director of Boston Lyric Opera's new Asian Photo
Interview: Chatting with Phil Chan, Stage Director of Boston Lyric Opera's new Asian American take on MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by R. Scott Reedy - Sep 10, 2023

During a recent rehearsal, Chan spoke to BroadwayWorld by telephone about “Madama Butterfly,” the current Broadway musical “Here Lies Love,” and more.
Pre-Show Seminar On Noël Coward With Dr. Christopher Chan Announced At Peninsula Pla Photo
Pre-Show Seminar On Noël Coward With Dr. Christopher Chan Announced At Peninsula Players Theatre, July 22
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2023

Dr. Christopher Chan will host a free pre-show seminar Saturday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m., at Peninsula Players before the 8:00 p.m. performance of the Noël Coward's “Blithe Spirit.” 
When Musicals Reference Musicals Photo
When Musicals Reference Musicals
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 7, 2023

This month, the reader question was: I’ve heard Shucked parodies a lot of musical tropes w/ references to Oklahoma!, The Music Man, etc… We’ve seen that a lot on Broadway lately - Something Rotten, Mean Girls, Bad Cinderella, Be More Chill, etc… It seems to be becoming more and more popular - when did it start, why do audiences love it?
Lakewood Theatre Company Presents THE GIN GAME This Month Photo
Lakewood Theatre Company Presents THE GIN GAME This Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2023

The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn will be presented by Lakewood Theatre Company on its Side Door Stage for eight performances from February 23 through March 4, 2023. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:00 PM and Saturday matinees at 2:00 PM February 26 and March 4.  
Lakewood Theatre Company Presents The World Premiere Of THE GHOST OF DAVID BELASCO By Photo
Lakewood Theatre Company Presents The World Premiere Of THE GHOST OF DAVID BELASCO By C.S. Whitcomb
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2022

Kick off the new year with a clever and quick-witted farce by C.S. Whitcomb as Lakewood Theatre Company continues its 70th anniversary season of live theatre with The Ghost of David Belasco directed by Stephanie Mulligan. 
Who Has Worn the Most Hats on Broadway? Part 2 Photo
Who Has Worn the Most Hats on Broadway? Part 2
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 13, 2022

Today's question is: Who has worn the most hats on Broadway- director, producer, writer, actor, etc.? Here are a few folks that could hold a record for the 'number of hats' they've worn on Broadway shows. Part one includes those who have worn four or five hats on Broadway shows and part two will include those who have held even more positions than that!
Individual Tickets For The Cleveland Orchestra's 2022-2023 Severance Season On Sale M Photo
Individual Tickets For The Cleveland Orchestra's 2022-2023 Severance Season On Sale Monday
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 4, 2022

Individual concert tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra's 2022-23 Severance Classical season go on sale on Monday, August 8. This marks the Orchestra's 105th season at Severance Music Center and the 21st year of The Orchestra's acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst.
Cleveland Orchestra Releases Lineup for 105th Season Photo
Cleveland Orchestra Releases Lineup for 105th Season
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 10, 2022

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announces its 105th season of concerts at Severance Music Center from September 2022 to May 2023. Marking the 21st year of the ensemble’s acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, showcasing extraordinary artistry and more ways of sharing music-making across multiple platforms. Highlights include 20 guest artist debuts, acclaimed guest conductors, and thirteen works being performed for the first time by The Cleveland Orchestra, including four world premieres and one U.S. premiere. Ticket information and program details are included below.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has David Belasco been in?

David Belasco has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has David Belasco been in?

David Belasco has not appeared in the West End

How many shows has David Belasco written?

David Belasco has written 27 shows including May Blossom (Playwright), Valerie (Playwright), The Wife (Playwright), Lord Chumley (Playwright), The Charity Ball (Playwright), Men and Women (Playwright), Miss Helyett (Playwright), The Girl I Left Behind Me (Playwright), The Younger Son (Playwright), Pawn Ticket (Playwright), The Heart of Maryland (Playwright), Zaza (Playwright), Naughty Anthony (Playwright), Madame Butterfly (Playwright), Du Barry (Playwright), The Darling of the Gods (Playwright), Sweet Kitty Bellairs (Playwright), Adrea (Playwright), The Rose of the Rancho (Playwright), A Grand Army Man (Librettist), The Girl of the Golden West (Playwright), The Lily (Playwright), The Son-Daughter (Playwright), The Return of Peter Grimm (Playwright), Laugh, Clown, Laugh! (Playwright), Fanny (Playwright), Mima (Playwright).

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