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The Apollo Theater's iconic marquee at night. The Apollo Theatre is a 1913 art-deco moviehouse located in Oberlin, Ohio and maintained by Oberlin College.It is notable as one of the earliest theaters to screen "talkies" and for its use as one of Northeast Ohio's film forums.
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.
The Apollo Theatre in 2012. The Apollo Theatre opened on January 11, 1922 in Belvidere, Illinois.In 1975, the theater suffered a fire, forcing it to close. It was listed as a contributing property to the North State Street Historic District of Belvidere's National Register of Historic Places application in 2012, noting the unusual partially asymmetrical facade at ground level. [2]
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 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 ...
Drake is coming to the Apollo Theater. The superstar rapper-singer announced that he will perform at the world-famous Harlem venue The post Drake announces first Apollo Theater concert coming in ...
The Apollo was built and initially managed by the Rhinehart family of Belvidere. The theater was designed to host stage shows and films, featuring a pipe organ for live musical accompaniment. The Apollo's predecessor was the Derthick Opera House, located on the same site, which was destroyed by fire in 1917. [4]
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 ...