Apollo Theater – Harlem, NYC
The Apollo Theater is the most famous performance venue in Harlem, New York. Since 1914 it has launched more legendary Black artists than any stage in history.
Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Prince.
Amateur Night started in 1934. The audience decides who stays and who gets booed off with a broom.
Performing at the Apollo is considered a career milestone. The theater is a National Historic Landmark.
