The Apollo recently celebrated the opening of the Apollo Stages at the Victoria Theater—the first physical expansion in the institution’s 90-year history—with a special ceremony and Apollo sign-lighting featuring Mayor Eric Adams, Empire State Development Commissioner Hope Knight, Apollo Board Chair Charles Phillips, Apollo Chair Emeritus Richard “Dick” Parsons, Apollo President and CEO Michelle Ebanks, and Artistic Director Kamilah Forbes. The event included performances by four-time Grammy-nominee Stefon Harris, singer Nia Drummond, the marching band Marching Cobras, and more.
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Attendees toured the new space, seeing everything from an updated marquee to behind-the-scenes technical aspects.
More than 100 New Yorkers attended the ceremony, including Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine; Harlem Community Development Corporation President Curtis Archer; leaders of cultural institutions from across the city, including the National Black Theatre; Apollo board members, and others.
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Seeing Voza Rivers causes me to hope that we’ll have theater uptown on 125 like we used to at the National Black Theater on 125/5th Ave.
Where’s Phyllis Yvonne Stickney?