the apollo theater
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Charles Phillips Named New Chairman of Apollo Theater Board of Directors, Donates $1M to Emergency Fund
It’s always showtime at the Apollo Theater, but the historic theater is also announcing some business moves. According to a press release sent to The Root, Charles Phillips (managing partner and co-founder of Recognize; board member of ViacomCBS) has been elected as the nonprofit theater’s new chairman of the board of directors. Phillips will succeed…
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The Apollo Theater Is Holding Online Auditions So I Decided to Shoot My Shot
The Apollo Theater is a church. Opened in 1914 as a burlesque theater, for the first 20 years of its existence, Black people were banned from performing at the venue or even attending a production. After changing its name to the Apollo Theater and opening its doors to African Americans in 1934, the Harlem monument…
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The Apollo Theater Postpones Let’s Stay (in) Together Benefit Event for Blackout Tuesday and #TheShowMustBePaused
As you may or may not know, on Tuesday, June 2, many people within the black community will be observing Blackout Tuesday (an evolution from T’von Green’s “Blackout Day” movement), for which the music industry has confirmed support by ceasing all business operations on that day in honor of the black community and to protest…