Studio 54

Studio 54 is a Broadway theatre and a former disco nightclub was in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The building opened in 1927 as the Gallo Opera House.[1] In 1942, CBS began using it as a radio and television studio dubbed Studio 52.[2]

In 1977, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened a nightclub in the building and became famous.[3][4] It was known for having multiple celebrities, drug use, public sex and sexist policies.[5] In 1980, the club shut down after its founders were convicted for evading taxes.[6][7][8]

It is now owned by the Roundabout Theatre Company.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Untold NYC History: Studio 54, the Greatest Broadway Nightclub of them all", Inside Broadway Tours
  2. ↑ "CBS Studio 52: 254 West 54th Street", Eyes Of A Generation...Television's Living History
  3. ↑ Colacello, Bob (September 3, 2013). "The Seventies: Anything Went". Vanity Fair. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Dowd, Vincent (April 26, 2012). "Studio 54: 'The best party of your life'". BBC News Online. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Inside the real Studio 54: Sex balconies! Liza Minnelli! No hats!" by Lauren Cochrane, The Guardian, June 18, 2018
  6. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (January 16, 2013). "Selling Some Old Sparkle From Nights at Studio 54". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (January 22, 2013). "Disco Inferno at Fire-Sale Prices as Studio 54 Items Go On the Block". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ Nobile, Philip (May 7, 2007). "Studio 54, Where Are You?". New York.
  9. ↑ "A Short History of Roundabout Theatre Company". roundabouttheatre.org. Archived from the original on December 21, 2010.