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*For 70 years, performers brave enough to take the Apollo stage for Amateur Night have not only risked the embarrassment of being booed, but also the humiliation of being physically booted off the stage by a tap-dancer. It was Howard “Sandman” Simms that originated the position – for 17 years shooing off booed folk with [...]
*Gladys Knight has been announced as an addition to the judging panel for “Apollo Live,” a new singing competition series set to debut this fall on BETs sister network Centric. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Knight will work as lead judge” on the series, which is filmed at New York’s famed Apollo Theater and puts [...]
*Harlem, NY – On Sunday, April 3rd, the world famous Apollo Theater will hold Spring auditions for its signature program, Amateur Night, at the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY), current home to the Apollo’s exhibit Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing. The exhibit explores the Theater’s rich history and notable influence on [...]
*The Apollo Theater’s legendary “Amateur Night” talent competition returns on Wednesday Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m., the venue announced. The world’s most famous talent show had been on hiatus since last fall’s production of “Dreamgirls” at the famed Harlem attraction. Comedian Capone will serve as host of its opening re-launch, which will also feature a [...]
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