New book studio 54 by ian schrager

Ian schrager, convicted with steve rubell of tax evasion, was conflicted about his club years. What happened at studio 54 is still an embarrassment for co. Oct 06, 2018 until recently, studio 54 cofounder ian schrager couldnt bring himself to tell his tell his daughters that hed been locked up for massive tax evasion while running the iconic club and. There were drugs all over the place thats what fueled it. A history of studio 54, this time told by the quiet partner steve rubell, left, and ian schrager at the club in 1978. I have followed the history of studio 54 from a vanity fair piece by andy warhol associate bob colacello, a history channel documentary, and other material about the 1970s so it was no surprise id want to read schrager s book. Everyone has a story about ian schrager and steve rubells studio 54, and in this long, entertaining and informationpacked documentary, producerdirector matt tyrnauer fits more of them into 99. Photo from studio 54 bianca jaggers birthday may 2, 1977. Studio 54 owner to release 40th anniversary book with. When you consider the nightspots legacy, its a wonder it lasted just 30 months. What happened at studio 54 is still an embarrassment for. May 1, 2019 american entrepreneur ian schrager is the main man responsible for opening one of the most popular nightlife venues of all time, studio 54.

While ian schrager the studio 54 cofounderturnedhighend hotelier plans a rizzoli coffeetable book on his iconic disco, another of the clubs owners has written a behindthescenes. Cofounder ian schrager recalls the wildest parties. Ian schrager, founder of studio 54, on getting over his embarrassment for doing time for stealing from his famous disco. It explores the disco ightclubs infamous culture of hedonism, the celebrities it attracted, and the rise and fall of its ambitious founders steve rubell and ian schrager. Ian schrager talks sex drugs and disco in studio 54. Developer ian schrager studio 54 the real deal new york. Studio 54 new book vintage photos ian schrager refinery29.

Oct 11, 2017 studio 54, edited by ian schrager with a foreword by bob colacello, is published by rizzoli books and available for purchase now. The building opened in 1927 as the gallo opera house. A club that was opened with the late steve rubell in 1977, it was the place to be seen for every star of. The book is the perfect melange of photographs and press clips, memories of new york when nightlife was at its peak. Forty years later, the world still talks about the wildest and most glamorous nightclub of the late 70s. It was started by the socialites and entrepreneurs steve rubell and ian schrager, and was located at 254 west 54th street in. Legendary luxury hotelier ian schraeger, coowner of studio 54, has put together the ultimate illustrated memoir in the longawaited magnum opus studio 54 rizzoli new york. Until recently, studio 54 cofounder ian schrager couldnt bring himself to tell his tell his daughters that hed been locked up for massive tax evasion while running the iconic club and. From the moment it opened in 1977, studio 54 celebrated spectacle and promised a neverending parade of anything goes. A new book celebrates the sex, drugs, and disco at studio 54 coowner ian schrager looks back at the most exclusiveand debauchedclub in new york history by ben ratliff. Steve rubell, left, and ian schrager at the club in 1978.

Its unlikely founders, thenjunior lawyer ian schrager and his client steve rubell, who owned a small chain of steak restaurants, have become just as talked about as studio 54 itself. Sep 05, 2017 now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded photographs and personal stories from the greatest party of all time. From the moment it opened in 1977, studio 54 celebrated. Oct 03, 2018 so its no surprise that his new film, studio 54 out october 5, cuts through decades of rumors, legends, and mythmaking to tell the real story of how ian schrager and steve rubell, two young. He gained fame as coowner and cofounder, with steve rubell, of nightclub studio 54 in 1977 and then the palladium in 1985. To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back. Ian schrager talks about the true story of studio 54 matt.

Sep 05, 2017 ian schrager, one of the three coowners, has just put out this volume. Studio 54 by bob colacello and ian schrager 2017, hardcover. So its no surprise that his new film, studio 54 out october 5, cuts through decades of rumors, legends, and mythmaking to tell the real story of how ian schrager and steve rubell, two young. The disco playground where sex and glamour reigned. In his latest book, ian schrager, cofounder of studio 54, presents a jawdropping collection of new yorks buzziest temple of creative energy and celebrity culture, along with personal stories about times in an anythinggoes atmosphere.

But now he wants his family to know about that time, via a new film. Danger was in the air, people were getting mugged, but it was also. Fleischman is publishing a new book, inside studio 54 which will lay bare all the scandalous stories of the clubs history. The infamous new york disco opens its doors once again for the documentary studio 54. Why studio 54 still lives on in our imaginations vanity fair.

I have followed the history of studio 54 from a vanity fair piece by andy warhol associate bob colacello, a history channel documentary, and other material about the 1970s so it was no surprise id want to read schragers book. Esquire to say that studio 54 was the place to be, may in fact be the understatement of the last four decades. Aug 22, 2017 in ian schragers new book, studio 54, the club owner pulls back the velvet rope to capture the power, pleasure, and people at the greatest nightclub of all time. Originally, he gained fame as coowner and cofounder of studio 54.

Sep 05, 2017 a new book celebrates the sex, drugs, and disco at studio 54 coowner ian schrager looks back at the most exclusiveand debauchedclub in new york history by ben ratliff. The nightclubs wild parties, like this one on new years eve 1979, made headlines around. There has never beenand will never beanother nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was studio 54. Oct 05, 2018 a history of studio 54, this time told by the quiet partner steve rubell, left, and ian schrager at the club in 1978. Look inside a new photo book that captures the magic of studio 54. Mar 15, 2020 legendary luxury hotelier ian schraeger, coowner of studio 54, has put together the ultimate illustrated memoir in the longawaited magnum opus studio 54 rizzoli new york. Ian schrager kept his jail time a secret from kids after. Jul 22, 2017 now, in studio 54, the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager takes you inside the greatest party of all time with starstudded photographs and personal stories, and. Ian schrager talks about the true story of studio 54. Ian schrager reveals all behind studio 54 wallpaper. Oct 16, 2017 the legendary nightclub fired onto new yorks burgeoning club scene in 1974, raged for seven years, before plunging into scandal with the rising dawn of the 1980s. New york was on the verge of bankruptcy in the mid1970s. Ian schrager, the former coowner of studio 54, collects photographs and stories from the nightclubs heyday in the late 1970s and 80s in this glitzy, celebrityfilled coffeetable book that will just three years separate the clubs celebmobbed 1977 opening and the raucous goingaway party that proprietors ian schrager and the late steve. To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back to the studio s history with a new coffee table book, out now, and an upcoming documentary to be released at the end of the year.

Now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded photographs and personal stories from the greatest party of all time. The next chapter of schragers story centered around a novel concept at the time, the boutique hotel. Look inside a new photo book that captures the magic of. Danger was in the air, people were getting mugged, but it was also a creative, bohemian time. Studio 54 by matt tyrnauer matt tyrnauer, ian schrager. To celebrate the nightclubs 40th anniversary this year, cofounder ian schrager looks back to the studios history with a new coffee table book, out now, and an upcoming documentary to be released at the end of the year. Now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded. Ian schrager, best known for opening studio 54 and starting the boutique hotel trend, has a new hotel. Exstudio 54 owner mark fleischman offers allexcess tour. Now those pictures are being released in a new book, studio 54. Ian schrager, recognized today as a successful hotelier and real estate developer, first came into the spotlight in the late 1970s with the glamorous new york club studio 54. The formative years of developer ian schrager are on full display in a new documentary about studio 54 and heres what he wants you to think.

Studio 54 there has never beenand will never beanother nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was studio 54. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Studio 54 by matthew yokobosky 9780847843442 booktopia. Studio 54 is a former nightclub and currently a broadway theatre, located at 254 west 54th street, between eighth avenue and broadway in midtown manhattan, new york city. For most of his life, though, cofounder ian schrager has wanted to forget it. Oct, 2018 studio 54 is the one nightclub from the 70s everyone remembers. It operated as an entertainment venue under various names until 1942, when cbs began using it as a radio and television studio dubbed studio 52. The nightclub all started when the brooklynborn friends ian schrager and steve rubell discovered an opera house and tv studio in midtown, renovated it, and opened its doors as studio 54. Schrager was working on a photo book chronicling the studio 54 years, he approached. Warhol wrote in his 1979 book, andy warhols exposures.

Jan 28, 2019 ian schrager, recognized today as a successful hotelier and real estate developer, first came into the spotlight in the late 1970s with the glamorous new york club studio 54. Ian schrager born july 19, 1946 is an american entrepreneur, hotelier and real estate developer, often associated with cocreating the boutique hotel category of accommodation. According to veteran entrepreneur mark fleischman, his brandnew studio 54 tellall is the drugfueled, namenaming book that ian schrager would rather brush under one of the rugs of his glitzy. Now, in studio 54, the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager takes you inside the greatest party of all time with starstudded photographs and personal stories, and. In a new book, studio 54 cofounder ian schrager dives into the history of his infamous new york hotspot. Studio 54 is the one nightclub from the 70s everyone remembers. Ian schrager painted a glossy picture of studio 54, but this is the real story. A history of studio 54, this time told by the quiet partner the.

Ian schrager lifts the curtain on the bacchanal studio 54 years. Studio 54 night magic by matthew yokobosky waterstones. Ian schrager is an entrepreneur, hotelier, and real estate developer associated with the creation of boutique hotels. Bob colacello, a special correspondent for vanity fair, was the editor of interview magazine for 12 years and is the author of several books, including. Bob colacello, a special correspondent for vanity fair, was the editor of interview magazine for 12 years and is the author of several books. On the timeline of new york nightlife, the heyday of studio 54 barely registers as a blip. The biggest question posed by studio 54a new photo book about the famed 70s new york city. Studio 54 by ian schrager meet your next favorite book. Ian schragers new tellall book on studio 54 ryan o. The legendary nightclub fired onto new yorks burgeoning club scene in 1974.

Director and coproducer matt tyrnauers documentary takes viewers inside the walls of the legendary studio 54 at the height of its fame during the late 70s. Now, in the first official book on the legendary club, coowner ian schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with starstudded photographs and personal. Sep 05, 2017 to say that studio 54 was the place to be, may in fact be the understatement of the last four decades. Ian schrager, the former coowner of studio 54, collects photographs and stories from. In ian schragers new book, studio 54, the club owner pulls back the velvet rope to capture the power, pleasure, and people at the greatest. In the 1970s, hotelier and real estate developer ian. Ian schrager, one of the three coowners, has just put out this volume. Apr 01, 2020 the nightclub all started when the brooklynborn friends ian schrager and steve rubell discovered an opera house and tv studio in midtown, renovated it, and opened its doors as studio 54. Studio 54, edited by ian schrager with a foreword by bob colacello, is published by rizzoli books and available for purchase now. Photo courtesy of martha cooper new years eve party, december 31.