TICKETS & EVENTS DIGITAL STAGE AMATEUR NIGHT EDUCATION SHOP SUPPORT GIVE NOW Go APOLLO PRESS RESOURCES PRESS RELEASESPRESS INQUIRESAPOLLO IN THE NEWS PRESS RELEASES VIRTUAL WORLD PREMIERE: The Apollo Celebrates Kwanzaa with Live Music and Dance Works by Forces of Nature Dance Theatre The Apollo and ImageNation’s Cocktails and Sol Cinema Present Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo The 2021 "Soul Train Awards" Presented By BET Returns November 20, For The First Time From The World Famous Apollo The Apollo to Hold In-Person Auditions for Return of Amateur Night at the Apollo October 9 & 10, 2021 The Apollo Announces its Fall 2021 Season: The Renaissance is Now! The Apollo Celebrates HARLEM WEEK with a Free Virtual Panel Discussion about Luke Cage, Marvel's Harlem-based Super Hero The Apollo Announces the Recipients of the 2021 Harlem Entrepreneurial Micro-Grants in Collaboration with 125th Street Business Improvement District and Harlem Commonwealth Council The Apollo’s Victoria Theater To Open March 2022 Marking First-Ever Physical Expansion for the Historic Theater The Apollo, 125th Street Business Improvement District, and Harlem Commonwealth Council Launch 2nd Harlem Entrepreneurial Micro-Grant Initiative The Apollo to Induct Mary J. Blige, Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter, Actress and Producer into its Historic Walk of Fame Friday, May 28 at 10:00am Apollo Theater Announces Virtual Spring Benefit: Apollo Resounding - June 7, 7:30pm ET The Apollo Theater Collaborates with Arts Organizations from around the Country in Presenting “They Still Want to Kill Us” — May 25, 8pm ET Apollo Film Presents ImageNation’s Cocktails and Sol Cinema: MUSE: Black Art Unseen - Thursday, May 20 Apollo Theater Academy Presents: Cinematography – Shifting the Looking Glass & Footprint – Design and Creative in Sneaker Culture, part of Virtual Career Panel Series Apollo Theater Presents A Look Back on Comedy and Apollo Music Cafe: Infinity Song, April 2-3 The Apollo Theater Announces Fifth Bi-Annual Women of the World Festival in Partnership with the WOW Foundation: Black Women Transcending! Apollo Theater & Screen/Play Presents: 30 YEARS OF HOUSE PARTY - A Virtual Celebration of the Cult Classics Apollo Theater Signs with United Talent Agency Apollo Theater Announces Spring 2021 Season Programming Apollo Theater and WNYC Present Apollo Uptown Hall "MLK and the Fierce Urgency of Now!" — a Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Apollo Theater Live Wire - A Deep Dive into the Artistry of Aretha Franklin, December 15 Apollo Theater Presents Kwanzaa Celebration: Regeneration Night, A Virtual Experience Apollo Theater Announces Charles Phillips as New Chairman of the Board Apollo Music Café Highlights Madison McFerrin as part of the Virtual Late Nights at the Apollo Series Apollo Film Presents: ImageNation’s Cocktails & Sōl Cinema, Black Life Matters: A Program of Short Films & Conversation Thursday, November 19 Apollo Theater Welcomes Best-Selling Author Nic Stone to the Digital Stage for Conversation Launching Her Upcoming Novel “Dear Justyce” Apollo Theater Presents John Legend and Salamishah Tillet in Conversation On the Artist's Duty Apollo Theater Announces Fall 2020 Programming and Spring 2021 Partnership with National Black Theater Apollo Theater Celebrates Harlem Week 2020 on Wednesday, August 19 Apollo Theater in Collaboration with 125th St. Business Improvement District and Harlem Commonwealth Council Launches the Harlem Entrepreneurial Micro-Grant Initiative Apollo Theater Stands in Solidarity with Black Out Tuesday, Reschedules Benefit to June 4 Apollo Theater Announces Performers & Special Guests for “Let’s Stay (In) Together: A Benefit to Support the Apollo” The Apollo Theater Announces "Let's Stay (In) Together: A Benefit To Support The Apollo Theater" Apollo Theater Announces Cancellations and Postponements Through June 30 Apollo Theater's Amateur Night to Hold Auditions Online Apollo Theater to Hold Spring Amateur Night Auditions Saturday, April 18th Apollo Theater Launches Major Commissioning Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon Apollo’s Women’s History Month Celebration features Elaine Welteroth & Harriette Cole and WOW Teen Summit, March 14 Apollo Theater's Africa Now! & African Film Festival 30th Anniversary Celebration Present the Legendary Oumou Sangaré Apollo Film Presents Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba as part of ImageNation's Cocktails & Cinema Amateur Night at the Apollo Kicks Off Its 86th Season February 19th Apollo Theater Kicks Off Black History Month with a Free Open House, February 1st Apollo Theater Presents a Special Screening of Shaft (1971) with a Live Score by Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber Apollo Theater and WNYC Announce 14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration and Uptown Hall Apollo 2020 Spring Season Announcement Holidays at the Apollo: Yolanda Adams, Cynthia Erivo, Shoshana Bean, Kwanzaa - This December Apollo Theater Presents an Advanced Screening of Clemency featuring Alfre Woodard as part of ImageNation's Cocktails & Cinema Apollo Theater Announces Amateur Night Japan 2019 Apollo Theater Announces Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza, Rapper/Activist David Banner, and Artist Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh to Join Cast of Between the World and Me The Apollo Theater and Ballet Hispanico Present The World Premiere of Tiburones, Nov 22-23 at 8 p.m. Apollo Theater Announces Encore Engagement of Staged Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between The World and Me, Oct 25-28 Tonight! Oprah Winfrey to Join Ta-Nehisi Coates at the Apollo Theater Apollo Theater Announces the First Phase in Creating the Apollo Performing Arts Center (Updated Sept. 11, 2019) Apollo Theater Presents an Advanced Screening of The HBO Documentary Film The Apollo PRESS ARCHIVES PRESS INQUIRES For general press, media and photo queries, email press@apollotheater.org. We provide high-resolution, publication quality photos upon request. Please contact us via email with specific photo requests. APOLLO IN THE NEWS The Root: Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold Tapped to Return as Hosts for 2021 BET Soul Train Awards, Taking Place at the Apollo Theater Essence: Apollo Theater Presents Its Fifth Bi-Annual Women of the World Festival The New York Times: The Best and Worst of the 2021 Grammy Awards Billboard: D'Angelo Brings Friends, Classics and No Drama to Verzuz Stage For Competition-Free Performance Pitchfork: D’Angelo’s VERZUZ: Here’s What Happened Sugarcane Mag: The Apollo Theater's Fifth Bi-Annual WOW Festival Presented in Partnership with the WOW Foundation Apollo Theater Signs with United Talent Agency CUNY TV: Where Stars Are Born and Legends Are Made The New York Times: Longtime Board Chairman Steps Down at Apollo Theater The New York Times: ‘Between the World and Me’: From Page to Stage to Screen Okaplayer: Busta Rhymes And Anderson .Paak Perform “YUUUU” Live At The Apollo Theatre The Root: The Apollo Theater Is Holding Online Auditions So I Decided to Shoot My Shot Them: Little Richard’s Life and Legacy Is Getting “Deconstructed” in This Free Online Teach-In Harper's Bazaar: HBO Is Adapting Ta-Nehisi Coates's 'Between the World and Me' The New York Times Style Magazine: The Theater Where Ella Fitzgerald Got Her Start Capacity Interactive: CI to Eye with Kamilah Forbes Vulture: For the Apollo Theater, the Show Must Go On Wall Street Journal: The Apollo’s Next Act: Expansion CBS: Black History Month: In World's Longest-Running Talent Show Some Shine, Others Wither at Apollo Theater The New York Times: Apollo Theater Announces New Series of Commissions Travel + Leisure: Meet Mr. Apollo, the Apollo Theater's Tour Guide, Historian, and Lifelong Legend Rolling Stone: Kamasi Washington Preps New Concert Film 'Live at the Apollo Theater' Playbill: Leslie Uggams and Lynn Whitfield to Star in Phylicia Rashad-Helmed Blue at Apollo Theater 1010 Wins: The Apollo at 85: What's Next for the Legendary Harlem Theater? CBS This Morning: The Apollo Documentary Los Angeles Times: Harlem’s Cathedral of Culture ‘The Apollo’ Stands the Test of Time American Theatre: 'Between the World and Me,' Onstage at the Apollo The Hollywood Reporter: Oprah Winfrey and Ta-Nehisi Coates Discuss 'The Water Dancer,' Toni Morrison at the Apollo Theater amNewYork: Ta-Nehisi Coates Begins Apollo Residency The Root: Ta-Nehisi Coates Named Apollo Theater’s Inaugural Artist-in-Residence New York 1: The Temptations Inducted Into the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame Los Angeles Times: For Race-Specific Theater Companies, the Fight for Diversity Onstage is Far from Over Variety: Tribeca Film Review: 'The Apollo' Vanity Fair: Showtime at the Apollo: An Oral History of the Theater That Became Home to American Legends Essence: Cultural Icon Apollo Theater Sets New Goals As They Celebrate Their 85th Anniversary amNew York: Apollo Theater Celebrates 85 Years with a Focus on Harlem's Future New York Times: The Warm-up Master of Amateur Night at the Apollo Is Retiring. Wait, He Changed his Mind. New York Times: Apollo Theater to Build New Performances Spaces The Atlantic: Barry Jenkins Brings James Baldwin Home to Harlem New York Times: Bringing the World of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Briefly, to Stage Associated Press: Apollo Crowd Cheers for Coates' 'Between the World and Me' ABOUT CALENDAR BOX OFFICE PROGRAMS PRESS CONTACT JOBS RENT APOLLO E-MAIL SIGN-UP PRIVACY POLICY VICTORIA THEATER © COPYRIGHT 2021 APOLLO THEATER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.