Editing Studio 54 (section)

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{{Short description|Broadway theater and former nightclub}}
{{About|the Broadway theater and former nightclub
|the 1998 drama|54 (film)
|the 2018 documentary|Studio 54 (film)
|the Las Vegas nightclubs|Studio 54 (Las Vegas)
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{{Infobox venue
| name = Studio 54
| image = Studio 54 logo.svg
| image_size = 180
| caption =
| address = 254 West [[54th Street (Manhattan)|54th Street]]
| city = [[Manhattan]], New York
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|40|45|51.7|N|73|59|1.6|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY|display=title,inline}}
| architect = [[Eugene De Rosa]]<ref name=b1165/>
| owner = [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]
| capacity = 1,006 (519&nbsp;orchestra/487&nbsp;mezzanine)<ref name=roundabout-seating/>
| type = [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
| opened =  {{Start date and age|1927|11|07|p=yes}}
| yearsactive = 1927–1933, 1939–1940, 1998–present (as Broadway theater)
| rebuilt =
| othernames = Gallo Opera House (1927–1930)<br>New Yorker Theatre (1930–1933, 1939–1942)<br>Casino de Paree (1933–1935)<br>[[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] Federal Music Theatre (1937–1939)<br>CBS Playhouse No. 4 (1942–1949)<br>CBS Studio 52 (1949–1976)
| production =
| website = {{URL|https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/theatres-and-venues/studio-54/|roundabouttheatre.org}}
| publictransit = [[New York City Subway]]: {{bulleted list
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|[[50th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|50th Street/Broadway]] ({{NYCS Broadway-Seventh local day}})
|[[Seventh Avenue station (IND lines)|Seventh Avenue/53rd Street]] ({{NYCS 53rd-Seventh}})
|[[57th Street–Seventh Avenue (BMT Broadway Line)|57th Street–Seventh Avenue]] ({{NYCS Broadway}})
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'''Studio 54''' is a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway theater]] and former nightclub at 254 West [[54th Street (Manhattan)|54th Street]] in the [[Midtown Manhattan]] neighborhood of [[New York City]], New York, U.S. Opened as the '''Gallo Opera House''' in 1927, it served as a CBS [[broadcasting|broadcast studio]] in the mid-20th century.  [[Steve Rubell]] and [[Ian Schrager]] opened the Studio 54 [[nightclub]], retaining much of the former [[theatrical]] and broadcasting fixtures, inside the venue in 1977. [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] renovated the space into a Broadway house in 1998.

The producer [[Fortune Gallo]] announced plans for an [[opera house]] in 1926, hiring [[Eugene De Rosa]] as the architect. The Gallo Opera House opened November&nbsp;8, 1927, but soon went bankrupt and was renamed the New Yorker Theatre. The space also operated as the Casino de Paree nightclub, then the Palladium Music Hall, before the [[Federal Music Project]] staged productions at the theater for three years starting in 1937. [[CBS]] began using the venue as a [[soundstage]] in 1942, then as a [[television studio]] until 1975.

Schrager and Rubell opened the Studio 54 nightclub on April&nbsp;26, 1977, as [[disco]] was gaining popularity in the U.S. Infamous for its celebrity guest lists, quixotic entry policies, extravagant events, rampant [[club drug|drug use]], and sexual [[hedonism]], Studio 54 closed in 1980 after Schrager and Rubell were convicted of [[tax evasion]]. A scaled-back version of the nightclub continued under new management before becoming [[The Ritz (rock club)|the Ritz]] rock club in 1989, then the Cabaret Royale bar in 1994.

The Roundabout Theatre Company renovated the space in 1998 to relocate its production of the musical ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'', which ran at Studio&nbsp;54 until 2004. The modern theater has since hosted multiple productions each season. The main auditorium, with 1,006 seats on two levels, is complemented by two sister [[cabaret]] venues: Upstairs at 54 on the second floor since 2001, and [[54&nbsp;Below]] in the basement since 2012. The heyday of the 1970s club features in numerous exhibitions, films, and albums, with memorabilia from the nightclub appearing at auctions.