The Apollo Theater To Honor Clive Davis and Teyana Taylor at Annual Spring Benefit, Wednesday, June 4
Dapper Dan To Present Teyana Taylor with Inaugural Innovator Award
Special Guest Appearance by Method Man
Jason Moran To Join Tributue To Richard Parsons
Monica, Babyface Busta Rhymes, L.A. Reid, Larry Jackson, Kym Whitley, D-Nice, Deborah Cox, Shoshana Bean, Martha Redbone, Adam Blackstone and More Confirmed to Attend
Benefit Marks Last Fundraiser in the Apollo Theater Before Historic Renovation
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WHO: Legacy Award recipient Clive Davis, Inaugural Innovator Award recipient Teyana Taylor, Host Kym Whitley; special guest Method Man; appearances by Dapper Dan, L.A Reid, Larry Jackson; performers Babyface, Busta Rhymes, Monica, Deborah Cox, The Baylor Project, Camille A Brown & Dancers, Shoshana Bean, Martha Redbone, Avery Sunshine and Adam Blackstone; after party music by D-Nice.
WHAT: The Spring Benefit, The Apollo’s signature fundraiser, is a spectacular celebration of the theater’s rich legacy and its commitment to its future as a mission-led arts and cultural organization, a community anchor and an economic driver for Harlem and New York City. This is the historic organization’s largest annual fundraising event.
Known as one of the hottest events of the year, the Benefit unites New York City’s elite business, entertainment and philanthropic communities in support of The Apollo. All proceeds will support the non-profit organization’s year-round, world-class artistic, education, and community programs, as well as its commitment to articulating and projecting the African American narrative using arts and culture, and creating a 21st century performing arts canon.
The annual fundraiser begins with red carpet arrivals at 4:30 PM followed by the Walk of Fame induction ceremony at 5:30 PM and awards ceremony at 7:00 PM. The evening will also include the event’s legendary afterparty designed by celebrated event designer and Apollo board member Bronson van Wyck.
The Apollo’s 2025 Spring Benefit is supported by the following partners:
Premier Sponsors
HarbourView Equity Partners
Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano Initiative
Vice Chairs
Citi
Horowitz Family Foundation
IBM
Karen and Charles Phillips
Leading Benefactors
GCM Grosvenor / Derek Jones
Goldman Sachs
HSBC Bank USA / Racquel Oden
JPMorganChase
Natasha and Aaron Holiday
Paramount/BET
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Peter and Katie O’Neill
Patricia M. Zollar
Providence Equity Partners
Schulte, Roth + Zabel LLP / Howard Schiffman
WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Red Carpet, Walk of Fame Ceremony
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria (233 W. 125th Street)
3:30 PM - Press check-in
4:30 PM - Red carpet opens & arrivals begin
5:30 PM - Walk of Fame induction
6:00 PM - Walk of Fame ends
7:00 PM - Red Carpet closes
Apollo Spring Benefit Show
The Apollo’s Historic Theater (258 West 126th Street)
7:00PM - Event begins
About The Apollo
The Apollo is an American cultural treasure. It is a vibrant non-profit organization rooted in the Harlem community that engages people from around New York, the nation, and the world. Since 1934, The Apollo has celebrated, created, and presented work that centers Black artists and voices from across the African Diaspora. It has also been a catalyst for social and civic advocacy. Today, The Apollo is the largest performing arts institution committed to Black culture and creativity.
The Apollo is a commissioner and presenter; catalyst for new artists, audiences, and creative workforce; and partner in the projection of the African American narrative and its role in the development of American and global culture.
The Apollo envisions a new American canon centered on contributions to the performing arts by artists of the African diaspora, in America and beyond.
