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The Godfather Of Soul Returns To The Apollo

Posted 04.02.2013 | Black Voices

This fall James Brown will make his return to the world famous Apollo Theater stage as part of the forthcoming production in honor of the Godfather of...

The Grand Finale: Harlem's Fashion Row Fall 2013 Show!

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 02.17.2013 | Black Voices

We have followed the group of seven talented Harlem's Fashion Row designers from being handpicked to present their collections, understanding their vi...

What It Takes To Be A HFR Designer!

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 02.09.2013 | Black Voices

Before we reveal the video of the dazzling fashion show that Harlem's Fashion Row put on Thursday night at the world famous Apollo Theater (read: try ...

WATCH: Harlem's Fashion Row Searches For Fresh Talent

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 01.31.2013 | Black Voices

New York Fashion Week is right around the corner and its one of our favorite times of the year! We can't wait to see all the Fall 2013 trends, stunnin...

Falling in Love With Dance

Christopher Duggan | Posted 03.07.2013 | Arts
Christopher Duggan

One of my very first jobs in New York City was working at the box office at The Joyce Theater. Ballet Hispanico performed that season. The company danced Good Night Paradise by Ramon Oller, and I was totally taken away. It swept me off my feet.

52 Reasons to Vote for Obama: #42, the Guy Can Sing

Bernard Whitman | Posted 12.29.2012 | Politics
Bernard Whitman

By now, President Obama's few bars of the Al Green classic "Let's Stay Together," which he sang at a January 2012 fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, are the stuff of presidential legend.

Ground-Breaking Actress Leslie Uggams On Six Decades Of Performing

Dustin Fitzharris | Posted 10.02.2012 | Fifty
Dustin Fitzharris

"This career has been so wonderful to me. I've gotten to meet people. I've gotten to travel all over the world. I'm doing what I love to do, and I've been managing to do it since I was 9 years old."

Justin Bieber Keeps His Cool After The Power Goes Out

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 08.18.2012 | Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber had an unplugged performance at the Apollo Theater on Monday, but it wasn't intentional — a problem caused a power o...

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Heads To Harlem For Apollo Show

Posted 06.08.2012 | New York

He's come a long way from the streets of Brooklyn. Homegrown hero Yasiin Bey (otherwise known as Mos Def), one of the most unique and talented perf...

Springsteen Performs At The Apollo

AP | By KILEY ARMSTRONG | Posted 03.10.2012 | Entertainment

NEW YORK -- The power and the glory were unleashed in the heart of Harlem on Friday night as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took to the stage...

Obama Sings; Republicans Get the Hook

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 03.21.2012 | Politics
James Marshall Crotty

If Obama's entertaining performance last night at the Apollo tells me anything, it's Amateur Night in Republican-land, and they are likely to be yanked off the stage come November by Sandman Sim's hook. Prove me wrong.

WATCH: Obama Sings At Apollo Theater Fundraiser

The Huffington Post | Adam Goldberg | Posted 01.20.2012 | Politics

President Obama has a message to his donors: Let's stay together. While speaking Thursday night during a fundraiser at the historic Apollo Theater ...

Original Broadway 'Dreamgirl' To Make Apollo Debut

Posted 01.12.2012 | Black Voices

Tony Award-winning actress Jennifer Holliday is set to make her Apollo debut on February 1 during the opening night of the theater's 78th season of Am...

'Search For NYC's Most Inspiring Teacher' Begins Today

Posted 06.13.2011 | New York

Know a great teacher? Here's your chance to honor that teacher at the Apollo. The Get Schooled Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to increase the ci...

Jacquie "Tajah" Murdock, 80-Year-Old Apollo Dance Theater Legend and Style Icon, Still Dresses Up and Gets Down (PHOTOS)

Ari Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Ari Cohen

Her smile shone brightest when we sat out on her new balcony and talked about how dressing up makes her feel. She told us dressing up and playing with clothes, color, and accessories can be healing as you age.

The Apollo Theater and How It Shaped American Entertainment: New Exhibit at Museum of the City of New York

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Kate Kelly

Long before there was television's American Idol, there was Amateur Night at the Apollo, and aspiring performers knew what the reward was.

Can You Feel the Love?

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Liz Neumark

After monthly food festivals featuring a seasonal harvest item, February -- the dead of winter month -- lends itself to our imagination... and for us, the crop is love.

New Exhibit Focuses On History Of The Apollo Theater

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — New York City's Apollo Theater launched the careers of such legends as Ella Fitzgerald. It also was the site of memorial services for...

McCartney To Play At Apollo Theater Next Month

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Paul McCartney will perform at New York's famed Apollo Theater next month – a first for the singing legend. The 68-year-old fo...

Prince To Perform At Apollo Theater

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Iconic singer Prince says he's planning a tour to begin in December that will feature him, his band and other performers. The 52-yea...

Aretha Franklin Repeats Dress Two Nights In A Row, Changes Wig (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Aretha Franklin's dress was apparently so nice she wore it twice. The legendary songstress walked the red carpet at the Tony Awards on Sunday night in...

Apollo Theater Benefit Concert Honors Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Harlem's iconic Apollo Theater inducted Aretha Franklin and the late Michael Jackson into its Hall of Fame last night at the Apollo Benefit Concert an...

Michael Jackson And Aretha Franklin To Enter Apollo Theater Hall Of Fame

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin are being inducted into the Apollo Theater's hall of fame in New York City. The late King of Pop...

Open House New York Offers Free Access to Architectural Wonders This Weekend

Jane Levere | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Jane Levere

Free access to places you can't easily visit: everything from the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, the world's oldest subway tunnel, to a museum of models of the work of the architect Richard Meier.

New York, New York

Jonathan Tisch | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Jonathan Tisch

The people who come to New York City are innately "a part of it," just like Sinatra said.