George Washington Lederer (1861 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[1] − October 8, 1938) was an American producer and director on Broadway from 1894 to 1931.

Born to a Jewish family,[2] Lederer began his career when he joined a touring opera company at age 13, as a soprano singer.

When he reached the age of 17, he collaborated with the producer Thomas Canary and leased the Casino Theatre, in New York City.

Then crossing the Atlantic, it played for seven months, and received a Royal Command Performance at Buckingham Palace in England.

He was married on October 19, 1889, to Ida Florine Newcombe, with whom he had a son, George W. Lederer Jr. (1891–1924), who became a theatre manager and press agent before dying aged 33.