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Apollo Theater · 253 West 125th Street
Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater

[Marquee of the Apollo Theater]

Primary subject: Apollo Theater
Secondary subject: Marquee Features Natalie Cole Ice Cube Stylistics

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The Apollo Theater is located at 253 West 125th Street. For more than forty years it was the country’s most important venue for black entertainment. Built in 1913, it was originally a vaudeville and burlesque house known as Hurtig & Seamon’s New Theater. Amateur Night, introduced by showman Ralph Cooper, Sr., has been a staple at the Apollo since its opening in 1934. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, James Brown, and the Jackson Five are just a few of the winners of Amateur Night.

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