Marks Zachary Quinto's return to the series after being a regular for the first two seasons. Season two (Asylum) saw him as a main character while season one (Murder House) presented him more as a comical but strong side character.
Bathhouses were a strong fixture in the gay community until they were shut down in the 1980s due to fear of spreading the AIDS virus.
In the "Neptune" bath house, a female lounge singer with a male pianist entertain the guests. This was a common duo during the late 60s and throughout the 70s, most famous among them, a young, up-and-coming Bette Middler and Barry Manilow. Rita Moreno would also play a frantic but confident NYC bath house entertainer "Googie Gomez" in the 1976 comedy film, The Ritz.
As nightclubs came onto the scene throughout the 70s, DJs replaced live acts. Prominent club DJs in NYC who got their start at the Continental Bath House in Manhattan include Larry Levan who went on to legendary "Paradise Garage" fame, and Frankie Knuckles, who took "danceable R&B" to Chicago's "Warehouse." Knuckles later won the first ever Grammy for a DJ and producer of dance music.
As nightclubs came onto the scene throughout the 70s, DJs replaced live acts. Prominent club DJs in NYC who got their start at the Continental Bath House in Manhattan include Larry Levan who went on to legendary "Paradise Garage" fame, and Frankie Knuckles, who took "danceable R&B" to Chicago's "Warehouse." Knuckles later won the first ever Grammy for a DJ and producer of dance music.
Season 11 title revealed on September 27, 2022 as "American Horror Story: New York City". The title was revealed later than usual - three weeks before airing the first episode.
The young gay flatmates were watching an episode of Dallas (1978) the world's most popular primetime soap opera, which was about feuding oil dynasties in Dallas, Texas. The segment depicted the machinations of J.R. Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, the man everyone loved to hate.