The disco era began in 1970 and by 1977 was starting to die out, but Travolta’s dance floor moves in Saturday Night Fever revived it for another couple of years. 4.

The legacy of the 1977 blockbuster “Saturday Night Fever” and its characters is “stayin’ alive” with a new bench plaque.

While there's glamorous disco lights and plenty of white-teethed teen smiles flashing at the 2001 Odyssey club, Saturday Night Fever is a dark exploration of boys growing up in a gritty, sexist era.

It opened Tuesday night. Disco music and disco dancing are about all this uninspired stage copy of the 1977 film has to offer -- and from the theatrical perspective, that's far from sufficient.

What: “Saturday Night Fever” Where: La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro When: Thursday, Friday and Sunday matinees and Thursday-Sunday evenings through Oct. 27 Cost: $39-$79 ...

By the early ‘80s, however, the popularity of Travolta and the disco scene fizzled out, as most cultural trends do. But that didn’t stop Paramount from pursuing Fever ’s sequel, named after ...