The iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem is preparing to go dark for more than a year, as crews get ready to begin the venue’s first large-scale renovation in its 91-year history.

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The Apollo Theater at 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in the night. Osmany Torres Martín/Getty Like any New York City neighborhood, Harlem is in a constant state of change ...

New York’s Apollo Theater defies a brief summary. Consider that the fabled edifice on 125 th Street in Harlem has for more than 90 years has been the ne plus ultra showcase for Black talent.

For nearly a century, The Apollo has stood as a beacon of performing arts and culture in Harlem. Now, for the first time in its 90-year history, the renowned theater will undergo a full-scale ...

Billie Holiday, James Brown, Lauryn Hill, Aretha Franklin: The list of legends who performed at Harlem ’s Apollo Theater is seemingly endless. The Apollo’s physical location on New York ’s ...

The Apollo’s Historic Theater last underwent minor renovations in the early 1980s, after which the exterior and portions of the theater’s interior were designated as New York City Landmarks.

More than 1,000 musicians, politicians and philanthropists gathered in Harlem on Tuesday night to celebrate the theater’s 90th anniversary. Usher addressing the crowd onstage at the Apollo ...

New York City-based developer The Lam Group has bought the majority of Harlem's Victoria Theater, according to city property records. Records show that The Lam Group paid $19.2 million to the ...

Updated on: March 13, 2024 / 2:46 PM EDT / CBS New York NEW YORK - On Thursday, the Apollo Theater officially opened its auxiliary stages at the Victoria Theater a few doors down on 125th Street.

The Apollo Stages at the Victoria nods to Harlem's rich history and marks "a new era" in the theater’s 90-year history ...

Designed by Kostow Greenwood Architects, the two new performance spaces, the 199-seat Theater 1 and the 99-seat Jonelle Procope Theater, are equipped with custom, retractable seating that allows ...