Experiential entertainment has come fo﷽r the house party in “The Last Floor.”
A new limited-run show is applying the more and more popular concept of “imme🦋rsive” theater with the classic activity of drinking while socia𒁃lizing.
For four nights only this May and June, a limited audience is invited to be “immersed in a cocktail party experience” th♕at include🔯s an open bar, light bites, live music, sweeping views of Manhattan, a “fabulous party” and a show that “unfolds around them, according to press materials.
“The Last Floor” — which will use the storied penthouse at 80 W. 40th St. as its stage — will take place over the course of three hours and promises not just to entertain its patrons in an exclusive space, but also to serve as a mixer of sorts.
Tickets are limited to 30 people per p♒erformance and cost just under $270 per person.
“It’s the perfect date night or a fun night out with friends, and it’s also a great way for solo audience members to meet new friends and have an unforgettable night out,” Alfredo Guenzani, who co-created the play with “Sleep No More” alum Assaf Salhov, explained to The Post via email. “I believe most people take a nap during a two-hour theater show, so I created a three-hour cocktail party with several ten-minute theater episodes within it.”
As for what the show portion of “The Last F💎loor” is specifically about, the release is light on details besides that it’s “a dark comedy about immigrants” and the power of human connection.
The venue, however, speaks for itself: The stunning atelier in the landmarked, 10-story building once known as Beaux Arts Studios features a stained glass dome, double-height windows and a colorful history — it was designed and long occupied by the building’s benefactor, the artist and rancher Abraham Archibald Anderson.
The show is created in partnership with , a multifaceted business that is based out of the top-floor Bryant Park spread and bills itself as a combination luxury store, art gallery and private club on a mission to crꦅeate a🦩 space where “commerce meets culture and community,” as its founders recently told .
In the same vein, “The Last Floor” is also a multifaceted c🌞oncept, more a “luxury entertainment experience,” as Guenzani described it, than anything traditional theater generally offers.
It may sound more convoluted than romantic, but in an era defined by loneliness, in 𝕴an eye-wateringly expensive city brimming with performers eager for a well-paying gig, it may be exactly wha♛t many New Yorkers are willing to pay just under $300 for right now.
“The Last Floor” will take place at 80 W. 40th St., Manhattan on May 11th, May 25th, June 8th, and June 22nd. Tickets can be purchased .
