In 1969, trailblazing comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley stood onstage in her trademark floppy hat and flowered housedress and told the audience her slogan for the week. “Quit it if you can’t get it,” she ...

The Apollo Theater is preparing for one of its biggest nights of the year: the 2025 Spring Benefit on June 4. This annual event brings together some of the biggest names in music and culture, all for ...

On November 21, 1934, a timid teenager stood paralyzed before the demonstrative Apollo Theater audience during amateur night competition. She had rehearsed a dance routine but was preceded by a duo ...

THAT IN OUR NEWSROOM TODAY, A SINGER AND SONGWRITER FROM DES MOINES IS LOOKING FOR HER BIG BREAK IN THE BIG APPLE. SHARON CALLISTER IS HEADING TO NEW YORK CITY NEXT WEEK. SHE RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO ...

"Writer Ted Fox and artist James Otis Smith bring to life Harlem's legendary theater in this graphic novel adaptation of Fox's definitive, critically acclaimed history of the Apollo. Since its ...