Great Apollo Theater

Apollo Theater is a place where musical history of thousands of young artists and went out into the spotlight and began her career.

New Yorkers, as well as outside the will of - towners, in search of a key piece in the New York City "s history is important, and found to attract the Apollo Theater worth - visiting. Outside the Apollo Theater, had crossed the street vendors and good restaurants and historical attractions and other interesting. Listed also in the National Register of Historic Places.

Apollo Theater is so much more historic milestone that I loved to visit the right place at the heart of Harlem. Apollo Theatre date back to 1914 when the theater was built in a street 125.
Theatre grown on the scene when it runs live version of Cooper Ralph Real "s popular radio show, Nate amateur hour. Began to appear and functions of legendary artists like Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Michael Jackson, D" Angelo and Lauryn Hill.

In 1935, launched a Bessie Smith Billie Holiday, who mesmerized the audience with her style and undeniable talent. Apollo Theater quickly became known as "the place where stars are born and legends are made."
Maintain its position as the Apollo Theater the United States "the most popular arena for emerging while quickly becoming the" home "to thousands of key performance artists, fans, and patrons of the arts from around the world.

Apollo the offer so-called "jazz-selectivity", and donated and donated all the proceeds from that show to the Harlem Children "s Clean Air Fund. In the 1960s and 1970s, the theater fell into decline. Was revived in 1983 when I got the federal and state governments, and the development of the historic city.

In 1991, was sold to the state of New York. Today, drawing an estimated 1.3 million visitors annually, is run by the Apollo Theater is a nonprofit organization, the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is the Apollo Theater, which is a stronghold for African-American culture and achievement. On December 15, 2005, began the first phase of the renovation, which included a new interface light-emitting diode (LED) marquee.

Even now, the Apollo "s renewal is the country" s renewal of the most expensive and advanced stage in history. In the last month of December, and placed on the stage even view the body of James Brown as a memorial to his life and his career. This has resulted in once again to bring the legendary Harlem theater back into the public spotlight.