Boogie Night News

Tropicana Announces Boogie Nights Reality Show Filming for a four- part reality series  The Tropicana Casino and Resort wants to make the dream of building Boogie Nights a reality. Tropicana and the Emmy Award-winning television series Curtain Call with David Spatz have announced plans for a four-part, reality-based Boogie Nights television series on the making of the new nightclub. The progress of the ultimate '70s- and '80s-themed dance club build-out will be filmed and include interviews with Tropicana President and CEO, Tony Rodio, Boogie Nights creator Dave Pena and other key executives and Boogie Nights staff during meetings and strategy sessions related to building components, staffing and marketing of the club. “We’re really thrilled to be part of a Boogie Nights reality series, and are already riding on an incredible energy as we recently moved 148 slot machines from Penny Pavilion slot and participated in a Boogie Nights workout class at Tilton Fitness,” commented Tony Rodio, President and CEO of Tropicana. “The Boogie Nights brand began in Atlantic City and has soared to huge successes in several markets,” he added. “This location at the Tropicana will be the biggest and best yet.” Episodes of the series will also include auditions for Boogie Nights’ staff of entertainers who'll give the room its personality. The production will also include a time-lapse camera to capture the transformation from casino space to nightclub. From that material, a special four-part series will air on WMGM-NBC40’s Curtain Call, hosted by veteran entertainment journalist David Spatz. Air dates will be announced soon. The first three shows will air during the run-up to the club’s debut. The fourth and final program will cover the celebrity-packed opening of the club in either late April or early May. There will also be webisodes for Tropicana’s social media web sites and YouTube.com so viewers can monitor the progress of the club. While other reality shows have been produced in New Jersey, this series will be the first to originate from Atlantic City. “This is something a little different from the usual format of our show,” said Curtain Call producer and director Jake Glassey Jr. of Atlantic Coast Productions in Northfield, N.J. “We’re excited to be able to capture the build-out of this popular club and create a reality-based series of shows around it.” Boogie Nights’ new location will double the size of the original room and will be located adjacent to the casino floor. The retro nightclub themed to the 1970s and ‘80s continues its time warp back to the era of 8-track tapes, disco, bell bottoms, sideburns, crushed velvet and afros. Retro-style furniture, special pop culture cocktails and an oversized disco ball will create the ideal atmosphere for a night of flashback fun. Boogie Nights will celebrate its grand opening at Tropicana in May with a spectacular party that will be the buzz of Atlantic City, and include a calendar packed with special events, appearances and more.