WINTER/SPRING 2025
The Apollo’s Winter/Spring 2025 season is here!
The Apollo’s Winter/Spring 2025 season is here!
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WINTER/SPRING 2025
The Apollo’s Winter/Spring 2025 season is here!
The Apollo’s Winter/Spring 2025 season is here!
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HOLIDAYS AT THE APOLLO
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HOLIDAYS AT THE APOLLO
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AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE APOLLO
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Wednesdays
7:30PM EDT
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AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE APOLLO
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Wednesdays
7:30PM EDT
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KWANZAA: REGENERATION CELEBRATION
FEATURING ABDEL R. SALAAM'S FORCES OF NATURE DANCE THEATRE
FEATURING ABDEL R. SALAAM'S FORCES OF NATURE DANCE THEATRE
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Saturday, December 21, 2024
2:00PM & 7:30PM EDT
The Apollo's Historic Theater
KWANZAA: REGENERATION CELEBRATION
FEATURING ABDEL R. SALAAM'S FORCES OF NATURE DANCE THEATRE
FEATURING ABDEL R. SALAAM'S FORCES OF NATURE DANCE THEATRE
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Saturday, December 21, 2024
2:00PM & 7:30PM EDT
The Apollo's Historic Theater
AMATEUR NIGHT: HOLIDAY SPECIAL
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Saturday, December 14, 2024
7:30PM EDT
The Apollo's Historic Theater
AMATEUR NIGHT: HOLIDAY SPECIAL
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Saturday, December 14, 2024
7:30PM EDT
The Apollo's Historic Theater
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS THE APOLLO
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Sunday, December 22, 2024
8:30PM EDT
CBS Broadcast
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS THE APOLLO
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Sunday, December 22, 2024
8:30PM EDT
CBS Broadcast
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HALF-OFF FOR HARLEM
Harlem residents, employees, business owners, and students can save 50% on tickets to select performances throughout the season!
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Dec 6
| 10:00PM EDT
Dec 6
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Dec 6
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Apollo Music Café: Luedji Luna

Herald as one of the most powerful new voices in Brazil, Luedji Luna makes The Apollo the first stop on her U.S. tour. In this rare, intimate setting, the Grammy-nominated vocalist performs music from the albums Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D'água and Um Corpo no Mundo. Her versatile repertoire flows like water and includes piano-led ballads, jazz fusion, candomblé-inspired Brazilian pop and African polyrhythms backed by West African spinning guitars. Luedji Luna closes out the year with the global message of peace, unity, hope and love.

Dec 6
| 6:30PM EDT
Dec 6
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Dec 6
Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW, Washington, DC
A Toast To The Apollo

On the occasion of the Apollo Theater receiving a Kennedy Center Honor this year, the Historic Howard Theatre will host “A Toast to the Apollo” on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 6:30 pm until 10:30 pm at the Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW, Washington,DC.


While the Kennedy Center has never honored an organization in its 47 year history, the Apollo will receive a special Honor as an iconic American institution, emphasizing the Apollo’s impact on the past, present, and future of American culture and the performing arts.


“A Toast to the Apollo” will be hosted by star of screen and stage, Phylicia Rashad, and will feature an evening of tributes from Apollo icons, including performances by local and national artists including renown urban harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet, American vocal girl group En Vogue, and a special tribute performance by Tony and Grammy award winning artist and icon Jennifer Holliday.


The night promises to be as iconic as these two legendary theaters — and the beginning of an artistic bond between The Apollo and the Howard Theatre!

Dec 7
| 10:00PM EDT
Dec 7
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Dec 7
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Apollo Music Café: Josiah Bell

As we close out the year, singer, songwriter and DJ Josiah Bell rings in a night of music for you to dust-off, reset and remix! This spirit-lifting evening opens with Josiah performing songs from his new release Give It To God Go To Sleep. Then put on your dancing shoes as Josiah gets behind the DJ booth and shifts the room to a house party that blends music from Aretha to Marvin. It’s a night of renewal and release with the aim to take you higher!

Dec 7
| 1:00PM EDT
Dec 7
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Dec 7
Apollo's Historic Theater
Double Dutch Holiday Classic

In 1973, David A. Walker, then a New York City Police Community Affairs Detective, developed the street game of Double Dutch into the World Class Sport that it is today. Since that initial tournament in 1974, competitive Double Dutch has expanded with citywide and national championships. Nearly 100,000 girls and boys representing schools and community centers throughout the United States and the world compete for team positions at the national and international events. The NDDL 33rd Annual, David A. Walker Memorial, Double Dutch Holiday Classic makes possible speed and music fusion events for the best Double Dutch teams in the world. Each year, since 1991, the Double Dutch Holiday Classic has sold out to parent supported, standing room only audiences.

Dec 10
| 7:30PM EDT
Dec 10
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Dec 10
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Luther: Never Too Much

Step into the world of Apollo Legend Luther Vandross like never before with Luther: Never Too Much, a sneak-peek documentary screening at The Apollo Stages at The Victoria. Featuring rare and never-before-seen archival footage, this intimate film allows the icon to tell his own story, with insights from his closest friends and legendary musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, and Roberta Flack. Following the film, stay for a talkback with filmmaker, Dawn Porter.

Be one of the first to experience this powerful documentary before its on-air premiere.

Dec 11
| 7:30PM EDT
Dec 11
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Dec 11
Apollo Historic Theater
Amateur Night at The Apollo: Quarter Final

Known as one of New York’s most popular live entertainment experiences, Amateur Night at The Apollo attracts performers and audiences from around the world in a classic talent competition that has launched the careers of countless legendary artists, from Ella Fitzgerald, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, Machine Gun Kelly, Jazmine Sullivan and more. 

 

Join the fun with the weekly classic competition that sheds light on the careers of a whole new roster of stars. Be a part of the notoriously “tough” audience in an interactive evening unlike any other and lend your voice to decide who will “Be Good or Be Gone!” to win the triumphant grand prize. 

Amateur Night at The Apollo sponsored by Coca-Cola, is hosted by the comedian Capone. Each show begins with a festive pre-party featuring video and music by DJ Jess and Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer. Keep a lookout for C.P. Lacey, the resident Executioner who sweeps bad talent off the stage!

Dec 11
Through Dec 18
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Dec 11
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Dec 18
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Got The Power Boomboxes: SUGARCANE AND COTTON

Experience a powerful exploration of music, art and cultural liberation with Got The Power Boomboxes: Sugarcane and Cotton by renowned installation artist Bayeté Ross Smith.

Engage with a dynamic soundscape featuring freedom songs cherished by Harlem residents, their stories, and historical insights about the impact of the sugar and cotton industries on our present and future. These two sculptures continue the conversation about preserving our nation’s history and its broader significance.

 

Got The Power Boomboxes: Sugarcane and Cotton will be on view at The Laura and Frank Baker Gallery at The Apollo Stages at The Victoria through December 18, 2024. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this impactful exhibition.

Dec 14
| 7:30PM EDT
Dec 14
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Dec 14
Apollo Historic Theater
Amateur Night: Holiday Special

The Apollo Amateur Night Holiday Special showcases talented alumni of the show’s “Stars of Tomorrow” segment, spotlighting the young performers hoping to follow in the footsteps of Apollo Legends like Ella Fitzgerald and H.E.R., whose careers were launched on the stage of The Apollo.

Amateur Night at The Apollo sponsored by Coca-Cola, is hosted by the comedian Capone. Each show begins with a festive pre-party featuring video and music by DJ Jess and Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer. Keep a lookout for C.P. Lacey, the resident Executioner who sweeps bad talent off the stage!

Dec 14
| 2PM - 6PM EDT
Dec 14
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Dec 14
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Coca-Cola Winter Wonderland

Join The Apollo at Coca-Cola Winter Wonderland for a festive celebration at The Apollo Stages at The Victoria! This event is filled with holiday-themed activities including photos with Black Santa, live performances, and opportunities to give back to the community with family and friends. Winter Wonderland promises an unforgettable day of holiday cheer. Don’t miss this exciting tradition in Harlem at its new location in The Apollo Stages at The Victoria.

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Get a sneak peek at renovation plans for NYC's Apollo Theater - WCBS
We're getting a sneak peek at the planned new look for Harlem's Apollo Theater. It will be the first major renovation in the Apollo's 90-year-old history.
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October 14, 2024
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A Night of Insight: Ta-Nehisi Coates Introduces 'The Message' at Harlem's Apollo Theater - Ebony
On Tuesday, the long line snaking across Harlem’s 125th Street leading to the world-famous Apollo Theater might make passersby think Travis Scott hit New York City for the night. Upon closer inspection, the sold-out crowd was cued up for a night of ideas over beats and rhymes. Author-intellectual Ta-Nehisi Coates just released his fifth book, The Message: a thinking man’s travelogue through South Carolina, Senegal and Israel in search of embracing some difficult truths.
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October 14, 2024
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Kennedy Center Honorees Include Francis Ford Coppola and the Apollo - New York Times
The renowned Harlem theater will be the first institution to receive the honor. Artists being recognized are Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Grateful Dead.
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October 14, 2024
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The Women Who Run Harlem - The Cut
The Women Who Run Harlem Major cultural institutions in the neighborhood are changing and more relevant than ever.
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October 14, 2024
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Kathy Hochul, Usher and Babyface Turn Out for the Apollo.
Kathy Hochul, Usher and Babyface Turn Out for the Apollo - NY Times
More than 1000 musicians, politicians and philanthropists gathered in Harlem on Tuesday night to celebrate the theater's 90th anniversary.
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October 14, 2024
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Doechii, Brittany Howard, Busta Rhymes, GloRilla Electrify the Apollo at Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians Event
Doechii, Brittany Howard, Busta Rhymes, GloRilla Electrify the Apollo at Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians Event - Rolling Stone
The second-annual event was a blowout party at the historic Harlem theater, fueled by intimate conversations and raucous performances
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October 14, 2024
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Doechii, Brittany Howard, Busta Rhymes, GloRilla Electrify the Apollo at Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians Event
The Apollo: Where amateurs become stars and pros become legends- Washington Post
From big bands to hip-hop, the Harlem theater has long been at the heart of American cultural life. With boos and cheers, its audiences have shaped history.
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October 14, 2024
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Babyface inducted to the Apollo Walk of Fame.
Babyface inducted to the Apollo Walk of Fame - ABC7
Grammy-winning singer, writer, and producer Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds can add one more honor to his name - Apollo Walk of Fame inductee.
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October 14, 2024
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Amateur Night host comedian Capone and Amateur Night winner Cruz Angel stands on stage, smiling and holding a large check for $20,000.
Cruz Angel Wins Amateur Night at The Apollo and $20,000 Prize - Broadway World
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October 14, 2024
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D-Nice chats about Apollo Theater's Spring Benefit.
D-Nice chats about The Apollo's Spring Benefit - GMA3
DJ and record producer D-Nice drops by to talk about the Apollo Theater's Spring Benefit, and the impact it’s had on the community over the years.
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October 14, 2024
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