One of the side acts in the Opium show at Cosmopolitan is the Balloon Girl. It features a woman dancing with a giant balloon that — at times — engulfs her. It is probably one of the mor… ...

“He wanted something like an opium den,” said Ms. Story, who spent much of her childhood in Texas but is now based in New York. “He really wanted a place with a ’70s vibe, and groovy.” ...