Back in the New York of the late 1960s, disc jockey David Mancuso started spinning records for friends at his home. These sporadic invitation-only gatherings became more and more popular, until Valentine’s Day in 1970, when Mancuso threw his “Love Saves the Day” party (cover charge: $2), the first of the weekly get-togethers in his home (a loft) at 647 Broadway, which would come to be known as The Loft.
These parties at The Loft were (in the words of Mancuso’s sound engineer Alex Rosner), “about sixty percent black and seventy percent gay… a real mix, where the common denominator was music;” and would greatly influence the emerging generation of DJs and scene makers with a mix of danceable R&B, world music, and pretty much anything with a four-on-the floor drum beat, some great orchestration, a syncopated bassline, and usually (but not always) a great vocal track. In short, it was one of the original homes of what we now know as disco; and it’s this “Love Saves the Day” ethos of The Loft and the music it inspired that drives DiscoShow, the immersive show-meets-dance party from the clever minds at Spiegelworld—the producers of such hit Las Vegas shows as Absinthe and Atomic Saloon Show.
Now, I don’t want to put too fine of a point on it, but DiscoShow—which goes down in the Glitterloft at The Linq—is an absolute blast. It’s a bit of immersive theater in the very best way, and the energy is downright infectious. Led by the cast, audience members join the floorshow that takes place in the midst of an inverted theater-in-the-round (albeit a square-shaped one), and one is hard-pressed to find anyone not laughing or at the very least smiling while trying to dance with the rhythm (pretty easy with a floor-on-the-floor drumbeat, which is partly why disco was so popular).
You’ll need to hustle on in, though, because DiscoShow has announced that this particular party ends in January 2026. No replacement for the space has been announced, but with Spiegelworld’s history of envelope-pushing productions, we can only guess it will be good. But get in if you can, because we haven’t seen this authentically wild a disco party since, well, the actual disco era.
The music is authentic to the era and genre, and includes such classic tracks as “Lost in Music” and “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge, “Disco Inferno” by The Trammps, “Best of My Love” by The Emotions, “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, “Le Freak” and “Good Times” by Chic, “Hot Stuff” by Donna Summer, “Knock on Wood” by Amii Stewart, and perhaps the most perennial disco anthem of them all, “(You Make Me Feel) Might Real” by Sylvester.
After the show ends, the party continues in another of the Glitterloft’s venues, designed to emulate the threadbare vibe of a Downtown New York loft in 1970s, with more fabulous music.
And for those who want to grab a bite before the show, check-out the puntastically named Diner Ross, which harkens back to the all-night diner Florent, a longtime Meatpacking District hangout, where many of the pillars of New York Nightlife would often go to start or end their evenings with friends over some terrific food. Try the Steak Frites or, if you’re in the mood for something a bit zestier, the Buffalo Chicken Schnitzel. And remember, you’ll be burning those calories off dancing, so by all means, order some dessert.