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Studio 54

254 W. 54th St., New York, NY
Seats (approximate): 922

Eugene DeRosa, architect. Built by Fortune Gallo. Foreclosed after the market crash. In 1933, became the Casino de Paris, a nightclub run by Billy Rose. WPA took over in 1937. CBS acquired the space in 1942, used it as a studio, and sold it in 1972. The new owners opened a disco, Studio 54, making headlines for the celebrities in attendance as well as the embezzlement scandal that forced them to sell it in 1980. Roundabout Theatre Company bought the theatre after "Cabaret" (1998) was a success there.

Built: 1927

Theatre NamesNamed 
Studio 541998Theatre
Studio 541977Nightclub
CBS Studio No. 521946
CBS Radio Playhouse No. 41942
New Yorker Theatre1939
Federal Music Theatre1937Leased by Federal Theatre Project
Palladium Theatre1936
Casino de Paris1933Nightclub / restaurant
New Yorker Theatre1930
Gallo Opera House1927Named for Fortune Gallo

Studio 54Opening Date
Sondheim on Sondheim
Musical, Original, Revue
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
04/22/2010
Wishful Drinking
Special, Original,
Written by Carrie Fisher
10/04/2009
Waiting for Godot
Play, Revival,
Written by Samuel Beckett
04/30/2009
Pal Joey
Musical, Revival, Comedy
Music by Richard Rodgers; Based on the original book by John O'Hara; Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
12/18/2008
Sunday in the Park with George
Musical, Revival,
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
02/21/2008
The Ritz
Play, Revival, Comedy, Farce
Written by Terrence McNally
10/11/2007
110 in the Shade
Musical, Revival,
Music by Harvey Schmidt; Book by N. Richard Nash; Lyrics by Tom Jones
05/09/2007
The Apple Tree
Musical, Revival, Comedy
Music by Jerry Bock; Book by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
12/14/2006
The Threepenny Opera
Musical, Revival, Operetta
Music by Kurt Weill; Book by Bertolt Brecht; Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
04/20/2006
A Touch of the Poet
Play, Revival, Drama
Written by Eugene O'Neill
12/08/2005
A Streetcar Named Desire
Play, Revival, Drama
Written by Tennessee Williams
04/26/2005
Pacific Overtures
Musical, Revival, Comedy, Drama
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
12/02/2004
Assassins
Musical, Original, Drama
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
04/22/2004
Cabaret
Musical, Revival, Drama
Music by John Kander; Book by Joe Masteroff; Lyrics by Fred Ebb
11/12/1998
New Yorker TheatreOpening Date
Medicine Show
Play, Original,
Written by Oscar Saul, H. R. Hays
04/12/1940
The Swing Mikado
Musical, Original, Operetta
Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; Book by W. S. Gilbert; Based on "The Mikado" by W. S. Gilbert; Lyrics by W. S. Gilbert
03/01/1939
New Yorker TheatreOpening Date
Hummin' Sam
Musical, Original, Comedy
Music by Alexander Hill; Book by Eileen Nutter; Lyrics by Alexander Hill
04/08/1933
La Compania Dramatic Espanola
Special, Original,
04/01/1932
Pluma En El Viento
Play, Original,
04/01/1932
It Never Rains
Play, Revival, Comedy
Written by Aurania Rouverol
12/24/1931
Fast and Furious
Musical, Original, All Black Cast, Revue
Music mostly by Harry Revel; Sketches by Sigmund Herzig, Tim Moore, Forbes Randolph, Clinton "Dusty" Fletcher, John Wells, Leighton K. Brill, Lottie Meaney, Zora Neale Hurston; Lyrics mostly by Mack Gordon
09/15/1931
Ebb Tide
Play, Original, Drama
Written by Harry Chapman Ford
06/08/1931
Young Sinners
Play, Revival, Comedy
Written by Elmer Harris
04/20/1931
Gray Shadow
Play, Original, Melodrama
Written by Roger Wheeler
03/10/1931
Electra
Play, Revival, Tragedy
Written by Sophocles
12/26/1930
The Vikings
Play, Original, Drama
Written by Henrik Ibsen
05/12/1930
Gallo Opera HouseOpening Date
A Tailor-Made Man
Play, Revival, Comedy
Written by Harry James Smith
10/21/1929
Ladies Don't Lie
Play, Original, Comedy
Written by Paul Frank
10/10/1929
Rainbow
Musical, Original, Romance
Music by Vincent Youmans; Book by Laurence Stallings, Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
11/21/1928
Ballet Moderne
Special, Original, Ballet, Revue
04/09/1928
Juno and the Paycock
Play, Revival, Drama
Written by Sean O'Casey
12/19/1927
Electra
Play, Revival, Tragedy
Written by Sophocles
12/01/1927
La Bohème
Musical, Original, Opera, Dance, Tragedy
Music by Giacomo Puccini; Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
11/07/1927