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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.
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 ...
"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.
Ralph Cooper was an experienced black actor nicknamed "Dark Gable" [3] who was also a singer, dancer, comedian and emcee at the Apollo Theater Amateur Night in Harlem. While contracted to 20th Century Fox, Cooper learned film making skills. [4]
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 ...
This year, the theater has moved events to a new venue down the street, dubbed The Apollo Stages at the Victoria Theater, while the original venue undergoes renovation and expansion. “It’s ...
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.
[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.