BATAVIA — Keanon Williams — who also goes by Keanon Sean — was scrolling across Facebook when he noticed the Apollo Theater was looking for performers. “I figured, ‘Why not?’ I’d give it a shot,” said ...
NEW YORK — “Be good or be gone” has long been the slogan of the Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night, an open-mic talent show where the audience can boo lackluster performers off the stage. Joe Gray has ...
The singer appeared on a kids version of Showtime at the Apollo when she was 9 years old Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her ...
On Wednesday nights, the Apollo Theater in Harlem is one of the hottest tickets in town. But there's no celebrity headliner. It's Amateur Night! And the audience is there to pick the NEXT breakout ...
"I just never saw myself as, like, being on the Apollo stage," said inaugural Legacy Award recipient Babyface. Shahar Azran Photography As Johnny Gill sang in tribute to Babyface, “My, My, My.” That ...
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NEW YORK — It's showtime at the Apollo, and Usher is in the building. "So happy to be able to be here tonight," Usher said on stage before the screening. "I'm fired up, who fired up? What I really ...