Studio 54

Studio 54 opened in 1927 as the Gallo Opera House; CBS bought it in 1942, and after CBS sold it in the late 1970s it became Studio 54, the disco-era nightclub. The club closed in 1986 and the space hosted rock concerts until the late 1980s; it then stood empty until 1998, when Roundabout moved its production of Cabaret in (Roundabout Theatre Company’s page). The Rocky Horror Show is in residence.

Roundabout’s figures put 519 of its 1,006 seats in the orchestra and 487 in the mezzanine, and there is no elevator to the mezzanine. In our view, centre orchestra is the seat to want, the front of the mezzanine is worth pricing against it, and the building’s history is part of the night out.

Operated by Roundabout Theatre Company. Check a production’s run dates before booking far ahead. Address: 254 W 54th St.