Studio 54 is a Broadway theatre and a former disco nightclub located on 54th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The building opened in 1927 as the Gallo Opera House. It operated as an entertainment venue under various names until 1942, when CBS began using it as a radio and television studio dubbed Studio 52.
In 1977, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened a nightclub in the building, retaining many former TV and theatrical sets and naming it for its street. Launched at the peak of the disco dancing and music trend, the club became world-famous, noted for its celebrity guest lists, restrictive (and subjective) entry policies (based on one’s appearance and style), rampant club drug use, and open sexual activity in the club’s infamous balcony and basement VIP rooms. In 1980, the club shut down after its founders were convicted for evading taxes. They sold the club to Mark Fleischman, who reopened it, then sold it in 1984 to new owners, who closed it in 1986.
Since November 1998, the site has served as a venue for productions of the Roundabout Theatre Company and retains the name Studio 54. A separate restaurant and nightclub, Feinstein’s/54 Below, operates in the basement of the building.
In 2020, it expanded into a music imprint including a record label, Studio 54 Music, and radio station on Sirius XM, Studio 54 Radio. (Wikipedia)
Here, take a look inside Studio 54 from between the late 1970s to early 1980s.
Susan Anton, Sylvester Stallone and Andy Warhol by Ron GalellaAlan Carr, Olivia Newton John and Elton JohnAli McGraw and Peter WellerAndy Warhol, Calvin Klein, Brooke Shields and Steve Rubell by Adam Skull, 1981Bianca Jagger at Studio 54 at her birthday party by Rose Hartman, 1977Brooke Shields and Calvin Klein by Adam Scull, 1981Calvin Klein, Fran Lebowitz, Andy Warhol and Steve RubellCaroline Kennedy, Willie Woo and Sterling St. JacquesCher by Robin Platzer, 1977Cheryl Tiegs and Louise LasserChristina OnassisDiana Ross, 1979Diana Ross, Billy Goodson and Salvatore DeFalcoDidi Ryan, David Susskind and Steve RubellElizabeth Taylor and Halston at Taylor’s birthday partyElton John and Steve RubellFarrah Fawcett and Steve RubellFrank Sinatra, 1977Gilda Radner, Mary Hemingway and Margaux HemingwayHalston, Bianca Jagger and Liza Minelli by Ron Galella, 1978Hasse Persson, 1979Jean Paul Belmondo and Steve Rubell, 1978Liza Minnelli and Michael JacksonMichael Jackson and Steve Rubell in the DJ Booth, 1977Mick Jagger and John LennonMinnelli, Jagger, Capote, HalstonRaquel Welch, Andre Weinfeld and Steve RubellRevelers at Studio 54 by Roxanne Lowitt, 1980Richard GereRobin Williams, Valerie Williams and Andy Warhol, 1979Rod Stewart, Alan Stewart, Tina Turner, Cher and Valerie PerrineRod Stewart, Alana Hamilton, and Elton John by Robin Platzer, 1977Ryan O’Neal, Margaret Trudeau, Steve Rubell and Grace Jones on sofa by Robin Platzer, 1978Steve Rubell and Franco Rossellini, 1979Steve Rubell, Marina Schiano and Yves St. Laurent by Robin Platzner, 1978Stevie Wonder and Teddy Pendergrass by Russel C. Turiak, 1977Swanlake by Hasse Persson, 1978Sylvester and Sasha StalloneHasse Persson, 1979Yul Brynner and Doris Kleiner
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