On Wednesday nights, the Apollo Theater in Harlem is one of the hottest tickets in town. But there's no celebrity headliner. It's Amateur Night! And the audience is there to pick the NEXT breakout ...

Ninety years ago, Amateur Night began at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and nothing was ever quite the same for performers with big dreams and unproven talent. What started as a radio show for amateurs ...

Highlights include the annual, soul-stirring Kwanzaa: A Regeneration Celebration featuring Abdel R. Salaam's Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, Amateur Night Holiday Special featuring Child Star winners ...

The famous Harlem theater will be refurbished. In the meantime, Amateur Night is on hiatus. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll get details on a $65 million renovation of the ...

The Apollo has revealed its Fall/Winter 2025 season of performances, exhibitions, and community programs, including commissions, presentations, and collaborations with cultural partners across New ...

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 ...

James Brown's live shows, with his exhilarating stage presence and vocal prowess, were the sort you had to see to believe, or at the very least, hear to believe. Which is why Brown's choice to record ...