sometimes all you really need to do to an old lounge is breath new life into it, give it a new name, a face lift and have the waiters hike to mcdonald's for you post 10pm.

the 90's west village nightspot - halo - that disappeared after several years only because its clientele grew up - is back. its new name: play. the face lift: boy toys (a mix of flat screen tvs and sony playstations supplemented with a supply of chilled mini-bottles of take-your-pick). the partners in crime: original halo owner vince smith, friend alex lasky and actor andrew levitas.

gone are the days of seinfeld-ex shoshana lonstein singing karaoke in halo's back room. and yes, the 90's lounge generation may have gotten a little older. but come halloween, vince and his partners may just prove that just because you grow up doesn't mean that the fun is over.

play
49 grove street
between bleecker + seventh ave south
212.243.8885
opens friday, october 31st