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Harden was pushed out of the project, Rubell and Shrager gave D'Alessio much of the control for the design and promotion of the club.Īt the opening D'Alessio sent out 5,000 invitations to her exclusive mailing list together with an enticing surprise gift to each of her invitees. D'Allessio, after working in Rome and around Europe as a fashion PR, was uniquely connected in the fashion, music and film scenes and generally with the kind of 'A' list jetsetters, movers and shakers, and celebrities, from across the United States, South America, Europe and other parts of the world. D'Allessio introduced nightclub owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager to the project, who at the time were enjoying some success with their club The Enchanted Garden. Funding arrangments fell through after the original backer, gallery owner Frank Lloyd lost a $9 million lawsuit to the artist Mark Rothko's estate. History Former fashion PR (Valentino), multi-lingual, Sorbonne educated, Peruvian firecracker, Carmen D'Alessio, was initially retained by former model, Uva Harden to promote the club.

And have sex and do drugs in the balcony. In other words, we want everybody to be fun and good-looking.” –Steve Rubel in Interview Magazine.

How it started (The Dream) in 1977, how it rode the disco wave of the late 70’s (The Magic), and how it came crashing down in 1979 (The Reality)…all within a period of three high-speed years.

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This three part documentary series presents the story of Studio 54, located at 254 “Studio 54…The Dream,The Magic,The Reality” A Three Part Documentary Film Series by Catherine O’Sullivan Shorr Directed by Yves Billon Produced by Zarafa Films, Paris in association with Planet Group Entertainment The Dream: Halston, Bianca, Andy, Liza, and friends “party” the night a way at Studio 54 But while the ball lasted, there was no more thrilling nightlife than the dance on West 54th Street. On April 26, 1977-a long time before superstar D.J.’s, before velvet ropes, before anyone had ever heard of “club drugs” like XTC, 2CB, and special K-Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager let there be light and speed and spectacle so preternaturally pleasurable that it had to fall apart. Covering Studio 54 was like covering the big bang.

But they all have stories to tell-even if they can’t tell them to their grandchildren. Thirty years after the world famous disco Studio 54 opened its doors, the pretty young things who ran the place are not so young anymore. “Studio 54.The Dream,The Magic,The Reality” A Three Part Documentary Film Series by Catherine O’Sullivan Shorr, Directed by Yves Billon Produced by Zarafa Films, Paris in association with Planet Group Entertainment

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