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(00:00):
Partnerships with organizations across the city include 651
Arts, the Flea City Winery, among others.
Annual series Apollo Music Cafe and Apollo Comedy Club continue
at the Apollo stages at the Victoria.
The Apollo announced its fall winter. 2025.
(00:20):
Season of performances, exhibitions and community
programs including commissions, presentations, and
collaborations with cultural partners across New York City
and beyond. Taking place while it's historic
theater is under renovation. Apollo season highlights include
a theater series marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane
(00:43):
Katrina that explores its lasting impact on Louisiana, the
country, and disproportionately affected Black communities in
New Orleans, both reflecting andintensifying long standing
racial and economic disparities.A panel discussion on the legacy
of the iconic reggae group SteelPulse and performances that pay
(01:03):
tribute to music legends and showcase emerging talent.
Apollo programs continue at the Apollo stages at the Victoria
and at partner locations while the historic theater undergoes
its largest renovation and restoration in history, which
began on July 1st. During this pivotal moment of
(01:24):
transition while our historic theater undergoes renovation,
the Apollo S fall. 2025. Season maintains its focus on
the Black experience, examining legacy, lineage and social
justice through art, dialogue and creativity.
From honoring trailblazing legends and icons to uplifting
(01:44):
the next generation of visionaryartists, this season reaffirms
the Apollo S role as a vital hubfor Black creativity, history
and innovation, said Apollo President and CEO Michelle
Evanx. In addition to presenting our
mainstay music, comedy and poignant panel discussion, a key
pillar of the season is a bold tribute to the richness of Black
(02:08):
theater, past, present and future.
We're proud to center stories that reflect the depth,
creativity and cultural impact of Black artists, whose
contributions have long shaped the landscape of the stage.
It's a season of celebration, innovation and necessary
recognition, said Apollo executive producer Camilla
(02:30):
Forbes. In September, the Apollo New
Works Commission in collaboration with Junebug
Productions. Echoes of the Storm brings
together 8 playwrights, 4 based in New Orleans and the Gulf
Coast states, and four Louisianaborn writers now based in New
York to create a series of 10 minute plays reflecting on the
(02:51):
enduring impact of Katrina 20 years after the devastating
storm. The works are relayed through
intimate storytelling, offering a deeply personal look at how
the storm reshaped lives, communities and cultural
identity. The plays will then tour across
the US, culminating in New Orleans, LA at Junebug
(03:12):
Productions. The Katrina commemoration will
also span film and conversations, including a
screening of Episode 1 of the upcoming Netflix DOCA series Co
produced by Spike Lee, Katrina Come Hell and High Water, and
talk back with the program S producers.
The weekend of events entitled Southern Stories will kick off
(03:32):
with a reading of a new play by Apollo S Director of New Works,
Kelly Jairud. Echoes of the Storm builds upon
the Apollo S commissioning support to creative innovation
by emerging and established artists whose work challenges,
reflects and is in dialogue withthe most pressing issues within
our communities. Previous works have included The
(03:54):
Blues and Its People, the stage adaptation of Tanehisi Coats,
Between the World and Me, The Gathering in collaboration with
National Black Theatre and American Composers Orchestra and
genre defying opera, We shall not be moved by Daniel Bernard
Romain, mark bumathai, Joseph and bill T Jones Co.
(04:15):
Commissioned by Opera Philadelphia in November, the
Apollo presents hang Time, a searing and poetic work written
and directed by Harlem native and Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora
Howard, critically acclaimed during its. 2020.
Three Off Broadway debut, the 10performance, run at the Apollo
(04:35):
of Hang Time, is a powerful Harlem homecoming for Miss
Howard. Centering the emotional lives
and inner worlds of three Black men as they gather beneath an
old tree, the play offers an intimate, unflinching
exploration of vulnerability, memory and Black masculinity.
While programs continue in its new spaces, the Apollo S major
(04:58):
full scale restoration, renovation and modernization of
its iconic historic theater is under way.
Led by Bayer, Blinder, Bell Architects, plus planners with
consultants Charcoal Blue, Flyleaf Creative and Higgins
Kosbarth and partners, the project honors the legacy of the
Apollo while enhancing the audience experience with the
(05:19):
renovated and expanded lobby with a cafe and bar for
community gatherings and performances, new and restored
seating, significant upgrades tobackstage areas for artists, a
revitalized, globally recognizedhistoric Apollo marquee and
more. Construction on the theater,
which first opened in 1914 and was renamed the Apollo in 1934,
(05:44):
began this summer and will be undertaken in phases until its
completion. In 2020. 6 The Apollo S season
of programs follows below with additional programs to be
announced. Calendar of the Apollo S fall.
Winter 2025 season. All times below are listed in
(06:04):
EST Harlem. Week 2025.
The Art of the Mix. Saturday, August. 16th, 2020.
Five and Sunday, August. 17th, 2020.
Five Outdoors, 135th St. betweenAdam Clayton Powell and
Frederick Douglass BLVDS. Free and open to the public.
(06:29):
The Apollo and Sprite have teamed up once again to
celebrate Harlem. Week 2025.
This year, the Apollo welcomes audiences to celebrate our magic
by bringing the art of the mix to the famed Summer in the City
and Harlem Day outdoor celebrations.
Explore food and beverage pairings courtesy of Sprite and
(06:50):
Chef JJ Johnson's Field Trip, Live art collaborations that
celebrate the Apollo's iconic history and cultural impact and
celebrate individual style with a drip mix station and photo
booth. As always, there will be
giveaways, Apollo trivia and more.
On Sunday, August 17th, join theApollo on the Harlem Week
(07:12):
Mainstage at 135th and Saint Nick for the Apollo Hour hosted
by Billy Mr. Apollo Mitchell, featuring performances by the
Apollo S Amateur Night, Set It Off Man, Gree, Jionald, Spencer
and more. Click here to view the full
Harlem. Week 2020. 5 Schedule Apollo in
the Hamptons, Friday, August 20.2nd, 2020.
(07:36):
Five EHP Resort and Marina Sisi Restaurant Tickets 2000 The
Apollo Theater returns to the Hamptons for an intimate night
of dinner and dancing on the water.
In honor of its mission and historic theater renovation,
Apollo in the Hamptons kicks offa broader weekend of cultural
(07:57):
elevation in collaboration with On Our Toes in the Hamptons,
presented by Ronald K Brown and Evidence.
All proceeds from Apollo in the Hamptons will support the
nonprofit organization as year round world class artistic,
education and community programs, as well as its
(08:18):
commitment to articulating and elevating arts and culture.
Music and entertainment Providedby DJ Cassidy, Doug E Fresh,
Chub Rock, Dre's amateur night at the Apollo Artist, We on East
and Cafe Wah Band Southern Stories series in honor of
(08:38):
Hurricane Katrina's 20th anniversary.
Staged reading Apollo presents works in process.
The Faith Healer. Saturday, September. 13th, 2025.
Event begins 2:30 PM. Doors open 1:30 PM Procope
(09:00):
Theatre tickets 20. The Apollo S Works in Process
series kicks off the season withthe reading of The Faith Healer,
a new play by the Apollo S director of new Works and
founder of the Fire This Time Festival, Kelly Jared.
The Faith Healer follows a youngblack doctor in Louisiana who
(09:21):
faces the biggest crisis of his career at the same time that his
father dies. While haunted by the ghost and
legacy of his father, who was a respected traitor or spiritual
healer, this doctor learns what it takes to not just be a
medical provider, but a husband,a son, and a friend.
Join this journey to the remotest parts of Louisiana,
(09:44):
where French is still the first language, and sway through a
past and a present that tie 2 generations of healers in a
drama that highlights the plightof those who are called to care
for others. This reading is presented as a
part of a series of programs commemorating 20 years since
Hurricane Katrina and highlightsthe traditions, language and
(10:05):
rich customs of the Gulf Coast people that still.
Thrive despite the. Impact of Natural Disasters
presented in partnership with the Fire This Time Festival, an
OB winning festival founded in 2009 by playwright and Apollo
New Works director Kelly Jared to provide a platform for early
career playwrights of African and African American descent.
(10:28):
The festival also supports actors, directors and technical
personnel to help seed the pipeline with diverse talent and
amplify underrepresented voices in theater in New York and
beyond, and has in the past included prominent theater
actors and writers. Rava Blank, Jordan E Cooper
among others. Film Spike Lee S Katrina Come
(10:52):
Hell and High Water Episode One Saturday, September 13th. 2025.
7:30 PM Victoria Theatre 1. Tickets 25.
Spike Lee S new Netflix doca series Katrina come, hell and
high water revisits the hurricane that caused 1392
(11:14):
fatalities and more than 100 billion in damages in 2005.
Over the course of a gripping and emotional 3 episodes, the
people of New Orleans recount their past, extol their present
and lean into the future of whatthey and their beloved city
survived and have become 20 years later.
(11:35):
Detailed, harrowing and triumphant first person accounts
and never before seen archival footage illustrate the magnitude
of Katrina, the aftermath of thelevees breaking and the bungled
recovery. There will be a post show
conversation with members of theseries, producers Elisa Payne,
Sam Pollard and Detox Ganter. Echoes of the Storm 20 years
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after Katrina, in collaboration with Junebug Productions,
Monday, September. 15th, 2020. Five, 7:30 PM, Victoria Theater,
1 tickets, 2810 minute. Plays one hour, 30 minutes.
(12:19):
The Apollo, in collaboration with Junebug Productions,
presents Echoes of the Storm, a theatrical commemoration marking
the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
This special project brings together 8 playwrights, 4 based
in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast states, and four Louisiana
born writers now based in New York to create a series of 10
(12:42):
minute plays reflecting on the enduring impact of Katrina.
Through intimate storytelling, dramatized memory, and
documentary style narrative, these original works explore
themes of loss, resilience, migration, and home, offering a
deeply personal look at how the storm reshaped lives,
communities, and cultural identity 2 decades later.
(13:06):
The project will culminate in anevening of live readings,
providing audiences with an immediate engagement with these
urgent stories. Echoes of the Storm honors
Hurricane Katrina S lasting imprint on the people of the
Gulf Coast, ensuring their narratives are preserved, heard,
and remembered about the plays. Until somebody remembers you by
(13:29):
Kim Sykes lost memory found reconnecting after the storm.
The Verdi Mart by Jackie Alexander On a night with the
French Quarter under siege, 2 native new orleanians are
confronted by the changing landscape of the city.
Boogie by Brian Egland Two brothers evacuees displaced by
(13:53):
Hurricane Katrina face complications as they start at a
new school in a new city. Breaking Waters by Shacandrea
Icon Sibley, a young woman who is displaced due to Hurricane
Katrina, grapples with the griefand loneliness of loss.
Whether taken or surrendered, she must tread through painful
(14:15):
memories in order to make the ultimate decision about what she
is capable of holding on to and letting go of.
Conference Room C by Carin Briscoe if you could go back to
the place where it all fell apart and fix it, would you?
20 years ago Katrina ripped up best laid plans dot Could a trip
to conference room C put everything back on track.
(14:38):
Salt Woman by Stephanie McKee Anderson In the warm truth
telling tradition of the South, Salt Woman channels the spirit
of every black woman who learnedto find the sacred in survival.
Mama Water, Grandmother, storm and seeds scattered by disaster
walks onto the stage carrying 20years of memory in the bottom of
(14:59):
her belly. They read The Land Like a Book
by Nick Sly. A family sits at a crab boil on
the lower side of the Atafalaya Basin, singing, dancing, and
poetically recounting the secrets OFT waters that surround
them. Pre-K by Laurie Elizabeth
Parquet Siblings by blood, Strangers in Spirit In search of
(15:24):
a home where it no longer Exists.
In conversation. 50 years of Steel Pulse in partnership with
City Winery, Saturday, September20. 7th, 2020.
Five event begins 2:00 PM. Doors open 1:00 PM Victoria
(15:46):
Theatre 1. Tickets 25.
Program runtime 60 minutes. The Apollo City Winery and one
Caribbean Media Group have teamed up for an afternoon
celebrating the legacy of the Grammy award-winning roots
reggae band Steel Pulse at the Apollo Stages at the Victoria.
(16:08):
This intimate conversation with band members David Hines, Selwyn
Brown and Amlik Tofferi along with Sirius XMS Pat McKay,
reflects on the band S 50 year revolutionary journey, the
evolution of roots reggae and the music S lasting influence on
generations of artists and activists.
(16:28):
The celebration continues into the evening when the band takes
the stage at City Winery New York.
Audiences can use the promo codeApollo Cook for early access to
tickets for the Steel Pulse performance at City Winery that
evening. The Apollo S in Conversation
series amplifies the voices of artists and thought leaders and
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explores the African American and African diasporic narrative
past in Conversation artists andpanels have included Joy and
Read Rachel Maddow, Fat Joe, John Legend, Black thought ton
at. High Z.
Codes Oprah Winfrey, Chadwick Boseman, Edward Ennenfool,
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Lupita Nyong'o, Kenton G Brown, Jackson and More.
Apollo Comedy Club Thursday, October 9th Timmy Hall Host
Shantay Nash, Rich Eranovich Kenny Wu Thursday, November 6th
(17:30):
Damon Williams Host Megan Rose Oscar P Coleman Green Thursday,
December 11th Memphis will host Paula the trophy wife Clark,
Uncle G, Mark Gregory. Event begins 10:00 PM.
(17:52):
Doors open 9:00 PM Apollo Stagesat the Victoria.
Tickets 30 + 10 Food beverage minimum.
Recommended for ages 18 plus program.
Runtime 90 minutes. This year marks the Apollo S
10th year anniversary of Comedy Club.
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Curated by Bob Sumner, legendaryproducer of Def Comedy Jam,
creator of Laugh Mob on Aspire, the Apollo Comedy Club presents
a night of comedic sets and space for audiences to laugh and
let loose, while providing emerging and established
comedians a legendary forum to experiment and hone their craft.
Recognized primarily for its role in launching the careers of
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some of the world's biggest music artists, the Apollo also
has a storied history with comedy since the theater first
opened its doors in 1934. Comics were a central part of
the theater S variety shows fromthe 1930s through the early
1950s. Comedy at the Apollo consisted
(18:59):
of situational sketch humor and evolved to include stand up
monologues and social commentary.
From the mid 1950s sand on the Apollo S roster of comic artists
who graced its legendary stage include Lincoln Perry, Spin,
Fetchit, Eddie Rochester, Anderson, Pygmy Markham, Manton,
(19:19):
Moreland, Tim Kingfishmore, Butterbean, Sand, Susie
Flowernoise, Miller, Timmy Rogers, Jackie Moms, Mably,
Slappy White, Redd Foxx, Nipsey Russell, George Kirby, Dick
Gregory, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, Sinbad,
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Capone M Monique, Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson, Wanda Sykes,
Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. Apollo Music Cafe.
Friday, October. 10th, 2020. 5 Shaniqua Shande, Saturday,
October 11th. 2020. Five same odd Friday, November
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7th. 2020. 5 Ray Khalil Saturday, November 8th. 2020. 5
Rene Nourville Friday, December 12th. 2025 Dubois A.
Keen Saturday, December. 13th, 2020. 5 Ayana George Jackson
Event begins 10:00 PM. Doors open 9:00 PM Pro Cope
(20:29):
Theater Tickets 30. Recommended for ages 18 plus
program runtime 60 minutes. The Apollo Music Cafe series
presents independent artists to audiences featuring diverse
performances across a myriad of genres, R&B, hip hop, soul,
(20:52):
jazz, pop, funk and rock. This series showcases artists
drawn from the independent musicscene who impact the way music
is heard and experienced. This season of Apollo Music Cafe
premieres with Grammy nominated artist Seymat.
Fresh from his overly sold out Red Zone tour, Seymat delivers a
(21:12):
roof raising night of music. The opening weekend also
includes Amazon Prime series Harlem actress Shaniqua Shande,
who will headline her own soulful concert.
Additional performers in the season include Grammy winner,
singer-songwriter Rake Allele Jazz and neo soulsinger Renee
Nookeville, half of the legendary group Janae,
(21:34):
contemporary gospel singer Dubois, a keen and acclaimed
vocalist and Broadway alum Ayanna George.
Jackson Theater Apollo New WorksCommission Bricks a new musical
by Charlene Jean and Franklin Rankin, Wednesday, October 29th.
2020. Five, 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
(21:58):
Tickets 20. Procope Theater In this Apollo
commissioned premiere presented in partnership with 651 Arts, A
mother represses the gifts of her daughter, hoping to protect
her innocence from a world that has torn their lives apart.
But as her daughter comes of age, she learns the truth of her
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purpose and the spirits who guide her.
This play explores a mother, daughter relationship and the
power of the spirit world. Apollo New Works expands the
Apollo S commitment to supporting creative innovation
by emerging and established artists whose work challenges,
reflects, and is in dialogue with the most pressing issues
within our communities. Charlene Jean is an NYC based
(22:43):
artist and playwright who has presented multidisciplinary
works at Playville, SIG Space, Weeksville Heritage Center,
Manhattan School of Music, High Arts, Brick Theatre, and Jack
Arts Radical Acts Festival. Franklin Rankin is a NYC based
composer who studied at the Harlem School of the Arts and
(23:03):
graduated from Berkeley College of Music with a degree in Jazz
Composition and received his Master S in Jazz Studies from
NYU. Since then, Franklin has worked
with such artists as Nona Hendricks, Azeelia Banks, Muenzo
and the Sheikhs, and Rashed Newsome S Assembly Theatre.
(23:24):
Hang Time. Zora Howard November 7th. 2020.
Five to November. 16th, 2025. Victoria Theatre One Tickets 45
program, runtime 60 minutes. Written and directed by Pulitzer
Prize finalist Zora Howard in her directorial debut, the
(23:48):
critically acclaimed theatre production Hang Time is a deeply
moving and subversive work that explores the expectations put
upon black men in America and the ways in which their humanity
can triumph over the brutality that has been brought against
them. Three men chew the fat under an
old, wide tree. In Hang Time we peek into the
(24:09):
interiority, the great loves andbitter Blues of black men in
America, setting the romantic and the macabre in sharp relief,
Hang Time invites the viewer to envisage the living black body
triumphant over the legacy of violence that it holds.
Speaker series The Apollo and the Black Genius Foundation
(24:31):
Present Black Genius talks I'll Make Me a World, World Building
and the Power of the Imaginationwith Chief CNA Tundejua and Keel
Adrian Scott. Thursday, December 4th. 2025.
7:30 PM Tickets 20. 5. Victoria Theatre One, in
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partnership with the Black Genius Foundation, the Apollo
convenes an intimate one-on-one conversation.
Between 2020. 3 Doris Duke Artist Award recipient, 2 time
Edison Award winner and six timeGrammy nominated musician,
composer, producer and Sonic architect Chief CNA Tondejuwa
and award-winning filmmaker and writer Keel Adrian Scott.
(25:17):
The two visionaries, who are also twin brothers, will
interview each other in a dynamic exchange about their
respective crafts, the power of art and imagination, and how
they are building worlds and infrastructure to support Black
artistry and creativity. Black Genius Talks are
humanities discussions designed to engage community and deepen
(25:40):
public knowledge around Black artists, the Black creative
ecosystem, and the tradition of Black genius.
The Black Genius Foundation transforms the conversation
around genius by placing Black artists and the Black creative
ecosystem at the center. About the Apollo The Apollo is
an American cultural treasure. It is a vibrant nonprofit
(26:03):
organization rooted in the Harlem community that engages
people from around New York, thenation, and the world.
Since 1934, the Apollo has celebrated, created, and
presented work that centers Black artists and voices from
across the African diaspora. It has also been a catalyst for
(26:23):
social and civic advocacy. Today, the Apollo is the largest
performing arts institution committed to Black culture and
creativity.
Partnerships with organizations across the city include 651
Arts, the Flea City Winery, among others.
Annual series Apollo Music Cafe and Apollo Comedy Club continue
at the Apollo stages at the Victoria.
The Apollo announced its fall winter. 2025.
(00:20):
Season of performances, exhibitions and community
programs including commissions, presentations, and
collaborations with cultural partners across New York City
and beyond. Taking place while it's historic
theater is under renovation. Apollo season highlights include
a theater series marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane
(00:43):
Katrina that explores its lasting impact on Louisiana, the
country, and disproportionately affected Black communities in
New Orleans, both reflecting andintensifying long standing
racial and economic disparities.A panel discussion on the legacy
of the iconic reggae group SteelPulse and performances that pay
(01:03):
tribute to music legends and showcase emerging talent.
Apollo programs continue at the Apollo stages at the Victoria
and at partner locations while the historic theater undergoes
its largest renovation and restoration in history, which
began on July 1st. During this pivotal moment of
(01:24):
transition while our historic theater undergoes renovation,
the Apollo S fall. 2025. Season maintains its focus on
the Black experience, examining legacy, lineage and social
justice through art, dialogue and creativity.
From honoring trailblazing legends and icons to uplifting
(01:44):
the next generation of visionaryartists, this season reaffirms
the Apollo S role as a vital hubfor Black creativity, history
and innovation, said Apollo President and CEO Michelle
Evanx. In addition to presenting our
mainstay music, comedy and poignant panel discussion, a key
pillar of the season is a bold tribute to the richness of Black
(02:08):
theater, past, present and future.
We're proud to center stories that reflect the depth,
creativity and cultural impact of Black artists, whose
contributions have long shaped the landscape of the stage.
It's a season of celebration, innovation and necessary
recognition, said Apollo executive producer Camilla
(02:30):
Forbes. In September, the Apollo New
Works Commission in collaboration with Junebug
Productions. Echoes of the Storm brings
together 8 playwrights, 4 based in New Orleans and the Gulf
Coast states, and four Louisianaborn writers now based in New
York to create a series of 10 minute plays reflecting on the
(02:51):
enduring impact of Katrina 20 years after the devastating
storm. The works are relayed through
intimate storytelling, offering a deeply personal look at how
the storm reshaped lives, communities and cultural
identity. The plays will then tour across
the US, culminating in New Orleans, LA at Junebug
(03:12):
Productions. The Katrina commemoration will
also span film and conversations, including a
screening of Episode 1 of the upcoming Netflix DOCA series Co
produced by Spike Lee, Katrina Come Hell and High Water, and
talk back with the program S producers.
The weekend of events entitled Southern Stories will kick off
(03:32):
with a reading of a new play by Apollo S Director of New Works,
Kelly Jairud. Echoes of the Storm builds upon
the Apollo S commissioning support to creative innovation
by emerging and established artists whose work challenges,
reflects and is in dialogue withthe most pressing issues within
our communities. Previous works have included The
(03:54):
Blues and Its People, the stage adaptation of Tanehisi Coats,
Between the World and Me, The Gathering in collaboration with
National Black Theatre and American Composers Orchestra and
genre defying opera, We shall not be moved by Daniel Bernard
Romain, mark bumathai, Joseph and bill T Jones Co.
(04:15):
Commissioned by Opera Philadelphia in November, the
Apollo presents hang Time, a searing and poetic work written
and directed by Harlem native and Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora
Howard, critically acclaimed during its. 2020.
Three Off Broadway debut, the 10performance, run at the Apollo
(04:35):
of Hang Time, is a powerful Harlem homecoming for Miss
Howard. Centering the emotional lives
and inner worlds of three Black men as they gather beneath an
old tree, the play offers an intimate, unflinching
exploration of vulnerability, memory and Black masculinity.
While programs continue in its new spaces, the Apollo S major
(04:58):
full scale restoration, renovation and modernization of
its iconic historic theater is under way.
Led by Bayer, Blinder, Bell Architects, plus planners with
consultants Charcoal Blue, Flyleaf Creative and Higgins
Kosbarth and partners, the project honors the legacy of the
Apollo while enhancing the audience experience with the
(05:19):
renovated and expanded lobby with a cafe and bar for
community gatherings and performances, new and restored
seating, significant upgrades tobackstage areas for artists, a
revitalized, globally recognizedhistoric Apollo marquee and
more. Construction on the theater,
which first opened in 1914 and was renamed the Apollo in 1934,
(05:44):
began this summer and will be undertaken in phases until its
completion. In 2020. 6 The Apollo S season
of programs follows below with additional programs to be
announced. Calendar of the Apollo S fall.
Winter 2025 season. All times below are listed in
(06:04):
EST Harlem. Week 2025.
The Art of the Mix. Saturday, August. 16th, 2020.
Five and Sunday, August. 17th, 2020.
Five Outdoors, 135th St. betweenAdam Clayton Powell and
Frederick Douglass BLVDS. Free and open to the public.
(06:29):
The Apollo and Sprite have teamed up once again to
celebrate Harlem. Week 2025.
This year, the Apollo welcomes audiences to celebrate our magic
by bringing the art of the mix to the famed Summer in the City
and Harlem Day outdoor celebrations.
Explore food and beverage pairings courtesy of Sprite and
(06:50):
Chef JJ Johnson's Field Trip, Live art collaborations that
celebrate the Apollo's iconic history and cultural impact and
celebrate individual style with a drip mix station and photo
booth. As always, there will be
giveaways, Apollo trivia and more.
On Sunday, August 17th, join theApollo on the Harlem Week
(07:12):
Mainstage at 135th and Saint Nick for the Apollo Hour hosted
by Billy Mr. Apollo Mitchell, featuring performances by the
Apollo S Amateur Night, Set It Off Man, Gree, Jionald, Spencer
and more. Click here to view the full
Harlem. Week 2020. 5 Schedule Apollo in
the Hamptons, Friday, August 20.2nd, 2020.
(07:36):
Five EHP Resort and Marina Sisi Restaurant Tickets 2000 The
Apollo Theater returns to the Hamptons for an intimate night
of dinner and dancing on the water.
In honor of its mission and historic theater renovation,
Apollo in the Hamptons kicks offa broader weekend of cultural
(07:57):
elevation in collaboration with On Our Toes in the Hamptons,
presented by Ronald K Brown and Evidence.
All proceeds from Apollo in the Hamptons will support the
nonprofit organization as year round world class artistic,
education and community programs, as well as its
(08:18):
commitment to articulating and elevating arts and culture.
Music and entertainment Providedby DJ Cassidy, Doug E Fresh,
Chub Rock, Dre's amateur night at the Apollo Artist, We on East
and Cafe Wah Band Southern Stories series in honor of
(08:38):
Hurricane Katrina's 20th anniversary.
Staged reading Apollo presents works in process.
The Faith Healer. Saturday, September. 13th, 2025.
Event begins 2:30 PM. Doors open 1:30 PM Procope
(09:00):
Theatre tickets 20. The Apollo S Works in Process
series kicks off the season withthe reading of The Faith Healer,
a new play by the Apollo S director of new Works and
founder of the Fire This Time Festival, Kelly Jared.
The Faith Healer follows a youngblack doctor in Louisiana who
(09:21):
faces the biggest crisis of his career at the same time that his
father dies. While haunted by the ghost and
legacy of his father, who was a respected traitor or spiritual
healer, this doctor learns what it takes to not just be a
medical provider, but a husband,a son, and a friend.
Join this journey to the remotest parts of Louisiana,
(09:44):
where French is still the first language, and sway through a
past and a present that tie 2 generations of healers in a
drama that highlights the plightof those who are called to care
for others. This reading is presented as a
part of a series of programs commemorating 20 years since
Hurricane Katrina and highlightsthe traditions, language and
(10:05):
rich customs of the Gulf Coast people that still.
Thrive despite the. Impact of Natural Disasters
presented in partnership with the Fire This Time Festival, an
OB winning festival founded in 2009 by playwright and Apollo
New Works director Kelly Jared to provide a platform for early
career playwrights of African and African American descent.
(10:28):
The festival also supports actors, directors and technical
personnel to help seed the pipeline with diverse talent and
amplify underrepresented voices in theater in New York and
beyond, and has in the past included prominent theater
actors and writers. Rava Blank, Jordan E Cooper
among others. Film Spike Lee S Katrina Come
(10:52):
Hell and High Water Episode One Saturday, September 13th. 2025.
7:30 PM Victoria Theatre 1. Tickets 25.
Spike Lee S new Netflix doca series Katrina come, hell and
high water revisits the hurricane that caused 1392
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fatalities and more than 100 billion in damages in 2005.
Over the course of a gripping and emotional 3 episodes, the
people of New Orleans recount their past, extol their present
and lean into the future of whatthey and their beloved city
survived and have become 20 years later.
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Detailed, harrowing and triumphant first person accounts
and never before seen archival footage illustrate the magnitude
of Katrina, the aftermath of thelevees breaking and the bungled
recovery. There will be a post show
conversation with members of theseries, producers Elisa Payne,
Sam Pollard and Detox Ganter. Echoes of the Storm 20 years
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after Katrina, in collaboration with Junebug Productions,
Monday, September. 15th, 2020. Five, 7:30 PM, Victoria Theater,
1 tickets, 2810 minute. Plays one hour, 30 minutes.
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The Apollo, in collaboration with Junebug Productions,
presents Echoes of the Storm, a theatrical commemoration marking
the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
This special project brings together 8 playwrights, 4 based
in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast states, and four Louisiana
born writers now based in New York to create a series of 10
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minute plays reflecting on the enduring impact of Katrina.
Through intimate storytelling, dramatized memory, and
documentary style narrative, these original works explore
themes of loss, resilience, migration, and home, offering a
deeply personal look at how the storm reshaped lives,
communities, and cultural identity 2 decades later.
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The project will culminate in anevening of live readings,
providing audiences with an immediate engagement with these
urgent stories. Echoes of the Storm honors
Hurricane Katrina S lasting imprint on the people of the
Gulf Coast, ensuring their narratives are preserved, heard,
and remembered about the plays. Until somebody remembers you by
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Kim Sykes lost memory found reconnecting after the storm.
The Verdi Mart by Jackie Alexander On a night with the
French Quarter under siege, 2 native new orleanians are
confronted by the changing landscape of the city.
Boogie by Brian Egland Two brothers evacuees displaced by
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Hurricane Katrina face complications as they start at a
new school in a new city. Breaking Waters by Shacandrea
Icon Sibley, a young woman who is displaced due to Hurricane
Katrina, grapples with the griefand loneliness of loss.
Whether taken or surrendered, she must tread through painful
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memories in order to make the ultimate decision about what she
is capable of holding on to and letting go of.
Conference Room C by Carin Briscoe if you could go back to
the place where it all fell apart and fix it, would you?
20 years ago Katrina ripped up best laid plans dot Could a trip
to conference room C put everything back on track.
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Salt Woman by Stephanie McKee Anderson In the warm truth
telling tradition of the South, Salt Woman channels the spirit
of every black woman who learnedto find the sacred in survival.
Mama Water, Grandmother, storm and seeds scattered by disaster
walks onto the stage carrying 20years of memory in the bottom of
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her belly. They read The Land Like a Book
by Nick Sly. A family sits at a crab boil on
the lower side of the Atafalaya Basin, singing, dancing, and
poetically recounting the secrets OFT waters that surround
them. Pre-K by Laurie Elizabeth
Parquet Siblings by blood, Strangers in Spirit In search of
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a home where it no longer Exists.
In conversation. 50 years of Steel Pulse in partnership with
City Winery, Saturday, September20. 7th, 2020.
Five event begins 2:00 PM. Doors open 1:00 PM Victoria
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Theatre 1. Tickets 25.
Program runtime 60 minutes. The Apollo City Winery and one
Caribbean Media Group have teamed up for an afternoon
celebrating the legacy of the Grammy award-winning roots
reggae band Steel Pulse at the Apollo Stages at the Victoria.
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This intimate conversation with band members David Hines, Selwyn
Brown and Amlik Tofferi along with Sirius XMS Pat McKay,
reflects on the band S 50 year revolutionary journey, the
evolution of roots reggae and the music S lasting influence on
generations of artists and activists.
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The celebration continues into the evening when the band takes
the stage at City Winery New York.
Audiences can use the promo codeApollo Cook for early access to
tickets for the Steel Pulse performance at City Winery that
evening. The Apollo S in Conversation
series amplifies the voices of artists and thought leaders and
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explores the African American and African diasporic narrative
past in Conversation artists andpanels have included Joy and
Read Rachel Maddow, Fat Joe, John Legend, Black thought ton
at. High Z.
Codes Oprah Winfrey, Chadwick Boseman, Edward Ennenfool,
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Lupita Nyong'o, Kenton G Brown, Jackson and More.
Apollo Comedy Club Thursday, October 9th Timmy Hall Host
Shantay Nash, Rich Eranovich Kenny Wu Thursday, November 6th
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Damon Williams Host Megan Rose Oscar P Coleman Green Thursday,
December 11th Memphis will host Paula the trophy wife Clark,
Uncle G, Mark Gregory. Event begins 10:00 PM.
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Doors open 9:00 PM Apollo Stagesat the Victoria.
Tickets 30 + 10 Food beverage minimum.
Recommended for ages 18 plus program.
Runtime 90 minutes. This year marks the Apollo S
10th year anniversary of Comedy Club.
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Curated by Bob Sumner, legendaryproducer of Def Comedy Jam,
creator of Laugh Mob on Aspire, the Apollo Comedy Club presents
a night of comedic sets and space for audiences to laugh and
let loose, while providing emerging and established
comedians a legendary forum to experiment and hone their craft.
Recognized primarily for its role in launching the careers of
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some of the world's biggest music artists, the Apollo also
has a storied history with comedy since the theater first
opened its doors in 1934. Comics were a central part of
the theater S variety shows fromthe 1930s through the early
1950s. Comedy at the Apollo consisted
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of situational sketch humor and evolved to include stand up
monologues and social commentary.
From the mid 1950s sand on the Apollo S roster of comic artists
who graced its legendary stage include Lincoln Perry, Spin,
Fetchit, Eddie Rochester, Anderson, Pygmy Markham, Manton,
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Moreland, Tim Kingfishmore, Butterbean, Sand, Susie
Flowernoise, Miller, Timmy Rogers, Jackie Moms, Mably,
Slappy White, Redd Foxx, Nipsey Russell, George Kirby, Dick
Gregory, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney, Sinbad,
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Capone M Monique, Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson, Wanda Sykes,
Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. Apollo Music Cafe.
Friday, October. 10th, 2020. 5 Shaniqua Shande, Saturday,
October 11th. 2020. Five same odd Friday, November
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7th. 2020. 5 Ray Khalil Saturday, November 8th. 2020. 5
Rene Nourville Friday, December 12th. 2025 Dubois A.
Keen Saturday, December. 13th, 2020. 5 Ayana George Jackson
Event begins 10:00 PM. Doors open 9:00 PM Pro Cope
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Theater Tickets 30. Recommended for ages 18 plus
program runtime 60 minutes. The Apollo Music Cafe series
presents independent artists to audiences featuring diverse
performances across a myriad of genres, R&B, hip hop, soul,
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jazz, pop, funk and rock. This series showcases artists
drawn from the independent musicscene who impact the way music
is heard and experienced. This season of Apollo Music Cafe
premieres with Grammy nominated artist Seymat.
Fresh from his overly sold out Red Zone tour, Seymat delivers a
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roof raising night of music. The opening weekend also
includes Amazon Prime series Harlem actress Shaniqua Shande,
who will headline her own soulful concert.
Additional performers in the season include Grammy winner,
singer-songwriter Rake Allele Jazz and neo soulsinger Renee
Nookeville, half of the legendary group Janae,
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contemporary gospel singer Dubois, a keen and acclaimed
vocalist and Broadway alum Ayanna George.
Jackson Theater Apollo New WorksCommission Bricks a new musical
by Charlene Jean and Franklin Rankin, Wednesday, October 29th.
2020. Five, 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
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Tickets 20. Procope Theater In this Apollo
commissioned premiere presented in partnership with 651 Arts, A
mother represses the gifts of her daughter, hoping to protect
her innocence from a world that has torn their lives apart.
But as her daughter comes of age, she learns the truth of her
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purpose and the spirits who guide her.
This play explores a mother, daughter relationship and the
power of the spirit world. Apollo New Works expands the
Apollo S commitment to supporting creative innovation
by emerging and established artists whose work challenges,
reflects, and is in dialogue with the most pressing issues
within our communities. Charlene Jean is an NYC based
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artist and playwright who has presented multidisciplinary
works at Playville, SIG Space, Weeksville Heritage Center,
Manhattan School of Music, High Arts, Brick Theatre, and Jack
Arts Radical Acts Festival. Franklin Rankin is a NYC based
composer who studied at the Harlem School of the Arts and
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graduated from Berkeley College of Music with a degree in Jazz
Composition and received his Master S in Jazz Studies from
NYU. Since then, Franklin has worked
with such artists as Nona Hendricks, Azeelia Banks, Muenzo
and the Sheikhs, and Rashed Newsome S Assembly Theatre.
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Hang Time. Zora Howard November 7th. 2020.
Five to November. 16th, 2025. Victoria Theatre One Tickets 45
program, runtime 60 minutes. Written and directed by Pulitzer
Prize finalist Zora Howard in her directorial debut, the
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critically acclaimed theatre production Hang Time is a deeply
moving and subversive work that explores the expectations put
upon black men in America and the ways in which their humanity
can triumph over the brutality that has been brought against
them. Three men chew the fat under an
old, wide tree. In Hang Time we peek into the
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interiority, the great loves andbitter Blues of black men in
America, setting the romantic and the macabre in sharp relief,
Hang Time invites the viewer to envisage the living black body
triumphant over the legacy of violence that it holds.
Speaker series The Apollo and the Black Genius Foundation
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Present Black Genius talks I'll Make Me a World, World Building
and the Power of the Imaginationwith Chief CNA Tundejua and Keel
Adrian Scott. Thursday, December 4th. 2025.
7:30 PM Tickets 20. 5. Victoria Theatre One, in
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partnership with the Black Genius Foundation, the Apollo
convenes an intimate one-on-one conversation.
Between 2020. 3 Doris Duke Artist Award recipient, 2 time
Edison Award winner and six timeGrammy nominated musician,
composer, producer and Sonic architect Chief CNA Tondejuwa
and award-winning filmmaker and writer Keel Adrian Scott.
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The two visionaries, who are also twin brothers, will
interview each other in a dynamic exchange about their
respective crafts, the power of art and imagination, and how
they are building worlds and infrastructure to support Black
artistry and creativity. Black Genius Talks are
humanities discussions designed to engage community and deepen
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public knowledge around Black artists, the Black creative
ecosystem, and the tradition of Black genius.
The Black Genius Foundation transforms the conversation
around genius by placing Black artists and the Black creative
ecosystem at the center. About the Apollo The Apollo is
an American cultural treasure. It is a vibrant nonprofit
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organization rooted in the Harlem community that engages
people from around New York, thenation, and the world.
Since 1934, the Apollo has celebrated, created, and
presented work that centers Black artists and voices from
across the African diaspora. It has also been a catalyst for
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social and civic advocacy. Today, the Apollo is the largest
performing arts institution committed to Black culture and
creativity.
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