Editing Studio 54 (section)

=== 54 Below ===
{{Main|54 Below}}

The cabaret club [[54 Below]] opened in Studio 54's basement on June 5, 2012.<ref name="nyt-2022-06-03">{{Cite news |last=Gardner |first=Elysa |date=June 3, 2022 |title=Broadway's Beloved Basement Club, Feinstein's/54 Below, Turns 10 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/arts/music/feinsteins-54-below-anniversary.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714145559/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/arts/music/feinsteins-54-below-anniversary.html |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="Franklin 2017">{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Marc J. |date=June 7, 2017 |title=See the Feinstein's/54 Below Star-Studded 5th Anniversary Celebration |url=https://playbill.com/article/see-the-feinsteins-54-below-star-studded-5th-anniversary-celebration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127021028/https://www.playbill.com/article/see-the-feinsteins-54-below-star-studded-5th-anniversary-celebration |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=Playbill}}</ref> It was designed by architect Richard H. Lewis, set designer [[John Lee Beatty]], lighting designer [[Ken Billington]], and sound designer [[Peter Hylenski]].<ref name="nyt-2012-05-31">{{Cite news |last=Piepenburg |first=Erik |date=May 31, 2012 |title=A Broadway Hangout, Old Chum |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/theater/54-below-a-cabaret-club-for-broadway-lovers-to-open.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714145620/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/theater/54-below-a-cabaret-club-for-broadway-lovers-to-open.html |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> A staircase from ground level leads to a rectangular room with leather and wood decorations, as well as a red, purple, and brown color palette. The room contains 140 seats in a cabaret-style arrangement and 16 seats in a bar to the right.<ref name="nyt-2012-05-31" /> Originally, 54 Below presented shows every day of the week,<ref name="nyt-2012-05-31" /> with 4,000 performances in its first five years.<ref name="Franklin 2017" /> In partnership with musician [[Michael Feinstein]], the club was renamed Feinstein's/54 Below in 2015;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=September 2, 2015 |title=Michael Feinstein and the Club 54 Below Agree to a Partnership |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/03/arts/music/michael-feinstein-and-the-club-54-below-agree-to-a-partnership.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718100936/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/03/arts/music/michael-feinstein-and-the-club-54-below-agree-to-a-partnership.html |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> the club reverted to the name 54 Below when the partnership ended in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gardner |first=Elysa |date=July 7, 2022 |title=Cabaret Champion Michael Feinstein Teams With Café Carlyle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/arts/music/michael-feinstein-cafe-carlyle.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707205050/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/arts/music/michael-feinstein-cafe-carlyle.html |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=July 7, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>