In the episodes
63 mentions across all episodes - S1E1 2 · S1E2 11 · S1E3 1 · S1E4 16 · S1E6 3 · S1E7 6 · S1E10 2 · S2E3 4 · S2E4 2 · S2E8 2 · S3E6 2 · S3E8 4 · S4E8 3 · S5E3 1 · S6E1 3 · S6E7 1
- S6E1 · James St. James · 3 mentions in this episode
NYC club in a former church; its 'library' lounge is fondly recalled
FashionVenue of the paper fashion show
- S1E1 · Dianne Brill · 2 mentions in this episode
Club in the Vanity Fair photo of Dianne and Sting
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · 11 mentions in this episode
Where Musto's vodka cranberry was waiting at the library; later Disco 2000
- S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein · 1 mention in this episode
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · 4 mentions in this episode
She did the second show there; later worked there for Peter Gatien and hated the office
- S3E6 · Eric Goode · 2 mentions in this episode
Peter Gatien's long-lived club
- S1E7 · Rudolf Piper · 6 mentions in this episode
Where, Rudolf says, Michael Alig really became a star, and where the Club Kids formula continued
- S4E8 · Richie Rich · 3 mentions in this episode
Wednesdays; where, as told on the show, Michael paid WOW in cash
- S2E8 · Michelangelo Signorile · 2 mentions in this episode
Where Fenton remembers Michelangelo during his and Randy's show, all blond hair and blue eyes; Musto recalled meeting the ACT UP recruiters there
- S5E3 · Amanda Lepore · 1 mention in this episode
Where Amanda met Michael Alig on her birthday
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · 16 mentions in this episode
Peter's New York flagship in a deconsecrated church on Sixth Avenue and 20th Street; he says he paid the asking price on the spot and put about three million dollars into it
- S2E4 · Nikki Haskell · 2 mentions in this episode
Nikki was never crazy about it - though she taped a show there
- S6E7 · Sally Randall · 1 mention in this episode
Where Sally remembers seeing Downtown Dukes and Divas
- S1E10 · Joey Arias · 2 mentions in this episode
Joey's first Billie Holiday in 1986; and the Club Kids era
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · 4 mentions in this episode
Disco 2000's home; Stephen Sprouse backstage
- S1E6 · Waltpaper · 3 mentions in this episode
Where Walt go-go danced in the cage, bonded with Michael on stage, and met the voguers on the main floor
On the scene timeline
November 1983 · 656 Sixth Avenue
Peter Gatien turns a church into Limelight
A deconsecrated Episcopal church on Sixth Avenue becomes the most notorious room in the city, and the first brick of Gatien's empire.
Late 1980s · Limelight
Ernie Glam: Part of the downtown club crowd around the Limelight and Tunnel
Club Kid-era writer and party figure who lived the Limelight years up close. (Night Fever guest, Season 1, Episode 5.)
1990s · Limelight
Ernie Glam: Documents the Club Kid scene in writing
Club Kid-era writer and party figure who lived the Limelight years up close. (Night Fever guest, Season 1, Episode 5.)
1991 · Limelight
Waltpaper: Arrives in New York in July; his first sight of the city's scene is Wigstock in Union Square
Second-wave Club Kid, artist and author of New York Club Kids. (Night Fever guest, Season 1, Episode 6.)
1990s · Limelight
Waltpaper: Go-go dances at the Limelight and becomes one of Michael Alig's second-wave Club Kids
Second-wave Club Kid, artist and author of New York Club Kids. (Night Fever guest, Season 1, Episode 6.)
Early 1990s · Limelight
Jenny Dembrow aka Jenny Talia: Part of the Club Kid crowd at the Limelight
Club Kid known as Jenny Talia. (Night Fever guest, Season 2, Episode 7.)
1990s · Limelight
Richie Rich: Club Kid at the Limelight
Club Kid and co-founder of Heatherette. (Night Fever guest, Season 4, Episode 8.)
1999 · Limelight
Richie Rich: Co-founds the label Heatherette
Club Kid and co-founder of Heatherette. (Night Fever guest, Season 4, Episode 8.)
Early 1990s · Limelight
Christopher Comp & Really Denise: Club Kids at the Limelight
Original Club Kids. (Night Fever guest, Season 5, Episode 7.)
1980s · Limelight
James St. James: Becomes a fixture of downtown nightlife and one of the original Club Kids
Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)
1999 · Limelight
James St. James: Publishes Disco Bloodbath, his memoir of the Club Kid years
Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)
2003 · Limelight
James St. James: Disco Bloodbath becomes the film Party Monster
Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)
2007 · Limelight
James St. James: Publishes the novel Freak Show, later a film
Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)
2021 · Limelight
James St. James: Starts hosting Night Fever for World of Wonder
Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)
1986 · Limelight
Limelight
Joey's first Billie Holiday in 1986; and the Club Kids era