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The theater's history was chronicled in the 1976 television special Apollo, [525] the 1980 NBC special Uptown, [526] [527] and the 2019 documentary The Apollo. [528] [529] Lee Daniels also considered directing a documentary called The Apollo Theater Film Project in the mid-2010s. [530] [531] Several books have been written about the theater.
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. [2] Designed by the architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfeld, [3] [4] it became the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street when it opened its doors on 21 February 1901, [4] with the American musical comedy The Belle of Bohemia.
Live at the Apollo is the first live album by James Brown and the Famous Flames, recorded at the Apollo Theater in Harlem in October 1962 and released in May 1963 by King Records. Capturing Brown's popular stage show for the first time on record, the album was a major commercial and critical success and cemented his status as a leading R&B star.
The venerable Harlem theater The Apollo, which has launched generations of Black artists, also was recognized. Longtime Deadheads, including actors Miles Teller and Chloe Sevigny and talk show ...
When a 9-year-old Leslie Uggams made her debut at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater in 1952, she instantly won over the notoriously tough crowd as the “extra added attraction” on a bill with ...
The Apollo Theater, a bastion of Black music and culture and one of New York City's most storied venues, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. On Tuesday, the historic theater held its annual ...
The buildings on East Lincoln Avenue—most of which serviced automobiles—are good examples of the Chicago School. The finest example of the style in the district is the Apollo Theater. There are also some examples of modern design in the district, although there are no high-style International Style structures. The more modern designs are ...
UTA has signed cultural landmark the Apollo Theater in all areas. Located in New York’s Harlem community, the Apollo Theater has been known as the “soul of American culture” for nearly nine ...