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Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.Opened as the Gallo Opera House in 1927, it served as a CBS broadcast studio in the mid-20th century.
Rubell and Schrager opened two clubs, one in Boston with John Addison from La Jardin, the other, called The Enchanted Garden, in Queens in 1975, which later became Douglaston Manor. In April 1977, they opened Studio 54 in the old CBS Studio on West 54th Street that the network was selling. Rubell became a familiar face in front of the building ...
Six weeks later, Studio 54 opened. [15] The club's design drew on the venue's existing theatrical infrastructure allowing Schrager and Rubell to experiment with set and lighting design. [16] The club often hosted "one-night-only" theme parties at which the club's interiors were reconfigured with intricate sets and performance art installations ...
Mark Fleischman, the one-time owner of the famed Studio 54 club in New York City during the 1980s, has died via physicians assisted suicide in Switzerland. ... "From the very first night we opened ...
The location of Studio 54 in 2008. Nightclub and discotheque Studio 54, located at 254 West 54th Street, between Eighth Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan, New York City, was founded and opened by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager in 1977, [1] [2] and by 1979 it had become a world-famous front for disco music. [3]
In 1981, Fleischman bought Studio 54 from its original owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager.Later he opened and owned the nightclub Tatou. He also opened the short-lived nightclub Gaugin at the Plaza Hotel when it was owned by future U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opens an exhibition on the late architect Paul Rudolph.
Kaczor agreed, and on 26 April 1977, Studio 54 opened its doors for the first time. Kaczor was the premiere DJ for the event, and before the end of the night, the club was turning away guests due to the large crowd overreaching the club’s capacity.