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Amateur Night Making A Star Showcase With Special Guest Star Tank

On Wednesday, September 21st, the Apollo Theater, in partnership with the Coca-Cola Company, will present Amateur Night at the Apollo: Making a Star, a special edition of the Theater’s signature show, supporting emerging performing artists.Continue reading

Apollo Theater To Hold Amateur Night Auditions In Harlem, Philly And DC

The Apollo Theater announced today that it will hold auditions for its legendary Amateur Night show, now in its 82^nd year, in multiple cities this Fall. Continue reading

James Brown’s ‘Papa Don’t Take No Mess,’ 1974, (RLive/Update)

Here's soul brotha number one James Brown's hit "Papa Don't Take No Mess" recorded live on Soul Train in 1974. The song is from "The Payback," album originally recorded for a rejected soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Hell Up In Harlem.Continue reading

Prince To Be Inducted Into Apollo Theater Walk Of Fame

Philippe Dauman, executive chairman, president and CEO of Viacom said, “It is a great honor to accept the corporate award for community leadership from an institution as legendary as the Apollo Theater. Continue reading

Everything Harlem’s Sharpton Has Lived For Is At Stake

July 20, 2014, three days after Eric Garner suffocated to death during an arrest by New York City police officers for selling loose cigarettes, the Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the Sunday sermon at Riverside Church, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Continue reading

The James Brown Revue Recording Live At The Apollo 1972

For the ten years leading up to 1972, the James Brown Revue was an outright superfunk freight train, speeding around the world and crushing all competition.Continue reading

Apollo Celebrates Black History Month In Harlem

This February, the world famous Apollo Theater will host a series of artistic and community programs in celebration of Black History Month.Continue reading

James Brown Once Again at the Apollo Theater

The Apollo Theater Education Program pays homage to Apollo Legend, James Brown, with a free special screening and discussion of Alex Gibney’s highly acclaimed documentary, Mr. Dynamite: the Rise of James Brown, on Thursday, November 12^th at 6:30pm.Continue reading

It’s Harlem Week 2015’s Last Weekend

HARLEM WEEK 2015 comes to a close this weekend with a series of events highlighted by the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run hosted by Harlem Run—Celebrating the Journey & Percy Sutton Harlem Walk: Celebrating the Journey, Full STEAM Ahead on Saturday, August 22^ndat 135^th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue. Continue reading

‘Please, Please, Please,’ James Brown At The Apollo, in Harlem, 1985 (video)

Legendary James Brown "the hardest working man in show business" performing live at the legendary Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York on the 4th of May, 1985.Continue reading