Like any New York City neighborhood, Harlem is in a constant state of change, wrestling with gentrification while seeking to protect its history. In among that flux has been a constant—the Apollo ...

Harlem’s The Apollo Theater continued celebrating Black history and their 90th anniversary with the grand opening of The Apollo Stages at the Victoria Theater – marking the monument’s first physical ...

Harlem’s iconic Apollo Theater is set to undergo its “first full-scale restoration” in the near future, and a first look at the changes was revealed on Tuesday. New details were shared by the Apollo’s ...

View of the auditorium from the balcony. The Apollo Theater opened on December 15, 1913 as Hurtig & Seamon’s New Burlesque Theater. The 1,853 seat theater is located in the Harlem neighborhood of ...

The building was completed in 1914, and renamed Apollo Theater in 1934. (ajay_suresh/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0) The building started as a venue for burlesque performances, and was renamed Apollo Theater in ...

In February, the Apollo will open new stages at the revamped Victoria Theater, the first expansion since its 1934 opening. As the legendary Harlem venue takes on a new life — we look back at the night ...

Harlem’s iconic and historic Apollo Theater is set to close for a year. Why? It’s undergoing its first large-scale renovation in its 91-year history. history. The New York City landmark closed ...

After 20 years of failed development attempts, a pandemic, financial struggles and the discovery of an underground river, Harlem’s once-abandoned Victoria Theater has finally gotten a new lease on ...

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 jazz great ...