Chapter 6The Eye of God…
As Phoenix danced, his reputation grew.
Because of his popularity, Adam’s burlesque theater was packed nightly until he had to begin turning people away. Knowing this couldn’t continue, he remodeled and renamed it the Peppermint Lounge after the old-time lounge of the same name. Knowing its history, it attracted a gay clientele and became one of the most famous gay nightspots in New York in modern times.
One night when he opened the doors to a chilled fall night, an interesting mix of young hustlers, businessmen, tourists, and celebrities flooded in. The theater was so crowded and so overused that it was mentioned in the media as…
A pleasantly dingy, boxy room, reminiscent of the prohibition era. The stage and runway take up most of the space, and behind the sp
