Quantcast
Skip to content
Communities
  • North Fork
    • Jamesport
    • Mattituck
    • Orient
    • Riverhead
    • Shelter Island
    • Southold
  • The Hamptons
    • Montauk
    • Quogue
    • Sag Harbor
    • Sagaponack
    • Southampton
    • Water Mill
    • Westhampton Beach
  • NYC
  • Palm Beach
  • Home Pros
  • Digital Editions
  • Dan’s Best of the Best
  • Contact Us
  • RegisterLogin
Dan’s Papers
  • Things to Do

    Events Calendar

    View and Post Events

    • Books & Authors
    • Concerts
    • Comedy
    • Fairs & Festivals
    • Film
    • Fitness & Outdoors
    • Galleries & Museums
    • Kids & Families
    • LGBTQ+
    • Nonprofits & Philanthropy
    • Pets & Animals
    • Seasonal & Holiday
    • Shopping
    • Theater

    Dan’s Events

    Visit Dan’s Taste

  • Arts & Culture
    • Artist Profiles
    • Books & Authors
    • Galleries & Museums
    • Performing Arts
    • Music, Film & TV
  • Food & Drink
    • Recipes
    • Restaurants
    • Bars, Breweries & Distilleries
    • Wine & Wineries
  • Celebrity News
  • Local News
    • Crime & Police
    • Politics
    • Health
    • Business
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Obituaries
  • Real Estate
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion & Style
    • Hotels & Inns
    • Kids & Family
    • Nonprofits & Philanthropy
    • Party & Event Photos
    • Wellness
    • Dan Rattiner’s Stories

→ Dan’s Taste Summer Series Presented by Wilmington Trust

Performing Arts

'Saturday Night Fever' Is Groovy at Gateway

By Genevieve Horsburgh
5 minute 09/02/2015 Share
Saturday Night Fever at The Gateway Playhouse.
Saturday Night Fever at The Gateway Playhouse in 2015. Photo credit: Jeff Bellante

Put on your bell-bottoms and platform shoes because the Gateway Playhouse is bringing it back to the ’70s with the final show in its mainstage season, Saturday Night Fever. Playing at Gateway’s Bellport theater, Saturday Night Fever is a celebration of the music of the Bee Gees and other disco icons, featuring those songs you can’t help but groove to—“Stayin’ Alive,” “Disco Inferno,” “Boogie Shoes” and more.

The show begins with a dazzling dance number as we are thrust into the Brooklyn and Manhattan of the late ’70s, complete with disco balls, wild lights, big hair and iconic dance moves. Nineteen-year-old Italian-American Tony Manero is an associate at a paint store by day and king of the dance floor at night. While Tony has big dreams and impressive moves, he still lives at home with his religious mother, an unemployed father with a hot temper and a brother who recently left the priesthood.

<i>Saturday Night Fever</i> at The Gateway Playhouse.
Luke Hamilton as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever at The Gateway Playhouse. Photo credit: Jeff Bellante

Luke Hamilton as Tony Manero is charming, portraying a character who is a little rough around the edges, a bit vain, but lovable nonetheless. Tony becomes smitten with the beautiful Stephanie Mangano, played by Jenny Florkowski, a talented actress with a beautiful, powerful voice. His attempts to charm Stephanie fall flat at first, but the two form an attachment through their shared passion: dancing.

Close

Get the Full Story

News, events, culture and more — delivered to you.
Thank you for subscribing!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Tony and his friends spend their time acting out a certain period-specific Italian-American cliché: smoking cigarettes, drinking, chasing girls, taking risks, getting into fights and dancing at the local discotheque. His friends, Bobby C, Double J, Gus and Joey are considered deadbeats, with no plans for the future and with bad attitudes. Their ensemble number “Jive Talkin” is fun and showcases their talents.

Stephanie, who works in a swanky Manhattan office, finds Tony’s lifestyle distasteful, but also finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. The two pair up for a dance competition at Tony’s club and the bond between them grows stronger.

In the meantime, Tony’s jilted dance partner, Annette, is heartbroken, having fallen in love with Tony and having harbored her own hopes to win the dance competition with him. Haley Hannah as Annette gave me goose bumps with her stunning rendition of “If I Can’t Have You.” Annette’s heartbreak over losing Tony is real, and Hannah brings drama and emotion to her performance that is spellbinding.

Amma Osei plays the role of Candy, the sultry songstress of the 2001 Odyssey nightclub. Her vocals are stunning and show-stopping. I especially loved her number “Nights on Broadway.”

Another favorite of mine was “Stuck,” sung by Tony, Stephanie, Bobby C and his childhood sweetheart Pauline—who has become pregnant. The number is powerful, showcasing the emotional upheaval of the characters. Bobby C, played by Jeremy Greenbaum, and Pauline, played by Jillian Butterfield, are exceptional; both actors perform with strong emotion so that the audience can feel their despair and love for one another.

After a bittersweet end to the dance competition, chaos breaks out amongst our characters as the harsh realities of life—and death—are thrust upon them.

Directed by Keith Andrews, who brought the ’80s alive earlier this summer with Gateway’s production of Rock of Ages, this production showcases another iconic era and will bring you back in time to experience the clothing, the hair, the songs and the dancing of the ’70s.

Saturday Night Fever plays at the Gateway Playhouse, 215 South Country Road, Bellport, through September 12. For tickets and information visit gatewayplayhouse.com.

  • Vetted Hamptons Resources

    Hamptons Classified 

    Access our trusted network of local professionals and browse employment opportunities in the Hamptons.
    Find a Home Pro Search Jobs
  • Most Recent Articles

    Dana Trotter, The Agency Hamptons

    Dana Trotter Marks 2 Years Leading The Agency Hamptons

    American Dream, homeownership, Hamptons

    The American Dream of Homeownership

    The Atlantic Team, Douglas Elliman, real estate, brokers

    The Atlantic Team at Douglas Elliman: A Winning Formula of Teamwork, Innovative Marketing and Expertise

    Andrew Vahab

    Former Dreyfoos Student Named Chair of School’s Executive Board

  • Things to do on the East End

    More local events

    Royal Botania, Thayers, and The Roundtree, Amagansett Launch a Summer Design Pop-Up

    The Roundtree, Amagansett
    Tomorrow, midnight

    CELEBRATE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND AT THE HUB: PAWS FOR A CAUSE BENEFITING ARF HAMPTONS

    The HUB
    Tomorrow, 10 am

    Coastal Projections – Indonesian Home, Fashion & Lifestyle

    American Legion Hall
    Tomorrow, 11 am

    INDEPENDENCY: THE AMERICAN FLAG AT 250 YEARS

    Southampton Arts Center
    Tomorrow, noon

    Hamptons JazzFest: The Piazzolla-Mulligan Project ft. Oscar Feldman

    Southampton Art Center
    Jul 12, 7 pm

    The Jackie Mason Musical

    southampton cultural center
    Jul 26, 7 pm
    Dan’s Papers

    The iconic mainstay of Long Island’s East End for over 60 years.

    Read Our Papers

    Digital Editions of Dan’s Papers are available online.
    Get our best stories right into your inbox. Subscribe
    Follow us
    © Dan’s Papers 2025 Schneps Media |
    Designed by Digital Silk
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

    Post an Event