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The Apollo Theater (formerly the Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre; also Apollo Theatre or 125th Street Apollo Theatre) is a multi-use theater at 253 West 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is a popular venue for black American performers and is the home of the TV show Showtime at the Apollo.
They played together in the Columbia Theater, the Palace and later played with artists Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor and Danny Kaye. [1] They also played at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. [3] They appeared in Lew Leslie's Blackbirds in 1930 at the Royale Theatre. [4] This was followed by performances in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 at the Ziegfeld ...
[43] [44] When Al Jolson attended a performance of Harlem Cavalcade at the Ritz Theatre, he declared that "Moore was one of the most expert craftsmen he had ever roared at." [45] During the late 1930s and early 1940s, Moore was one of the top comedians headlining at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. [46] He also performed on radio as a dramatic actor.
"They loved me,” Leslie Uggams — Tony-winning star of stage and screen — recalled of her 1952 debut at the Apollo Theater as a 9-year-old singing, tap-dancing and doing impressions.
Cooper is best known as the original master of ceremonies and founder of amateur night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, in 1935. He wrote, produced, directed and acted in ten motion pictures. Titles include The Duke Is Tops, Dark Manhattan, Gangsters on the Loose and Gang War. Because of his debonair good looks, he was known as ...
The movie was released December 5, 1956, and the House Rockers played Harlem's Apollo Theater at the same time to promote the movie's release. In the 10-day extended gig, the House Rockers were augmented by a big band of veterans of the Duke Ellington and Count Basie orchestras, led by Sam The Man Taylor.
The Apollo Comedy Hour is a sketch-comedy that aired in first-run syndication [2] [3] [4] from 1992-1995. The series was filmed the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem , New York . It was produced by the same people who produced It's Showtime at the Apollo .
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