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At the Star Lounge, the lighting changes colors to fit the occasion.
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The Box
189 Chrystie St., nr. Stanton St.
Though not officially open till February, Richard Kimmel (the Wooster Group), Randy Weiner (the Donkey Show), producer Simon Hammerstein (son of Oscar), and Serge Becker (La Esquina) are already using their dinner theater (inspired by the Wild West opera of Arizona's Birdcage Theater) for private parties. Lucky invitees have been lounging on salvaged twenties furniture amid antique mix-and-match wallpaper decorated with flowers, flappers, and cherubs.
The Double Seven
63 Gansevoort St., nr. Washington St.
The owners of Lotus are moving their exclusive lounge (another victim of death by condo) to the old Rhone location. If the potentially less intimate digs are a bringdown, rest assured that when the joint reopens in March, the cocktails will be of the same high caliber and, thanks to a new late-night kitchen, you'll no longer have to order from Pop Burger.
GoldBar
389 Broome St., at Mulberry St.
Jamie Mulholland and Robert McKinley of Cain and David Tetens, a former operator at Lotus, have kept mum about their new venture, saying only that it will be an Italian-style bar. But rumors have them planning innovative cocktails (possibly involving a blowtorch and grapefruit ice cubes) and hundreds of faux golden skulls on the walls.
Star Lounge
Hotel Chelsea, 222 W. 23rd St., nr. Seventh Ave.
Charles Ferri and Vekrum Kaushik have overhauled Serena, their club in the basement of the Chelsea Hotel, and are rebranding it with the name of their Hamptons spot Star Room to bring—come March 1—what Ferri says will be a more sophisticated, high-end clientele. The throwback first room includes wall chandeliers and a VIP bungalow; D.J.'s will spin in a more modern middle room; and a zebrawood bar in the back will serve old-fashioned cocktails named after Chelsea Hotel regulars.
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