Featuring the musical and comedic talents of African-American performers for decades, the landmark Harlem theater transformed popular entertainment. Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images One night in ...
Maurice Hines, left, joins his brother Gregory (now deceased) in the finale of the smash hit 1981 Broadway musical Sophisticated Ladies. Bettmann via Getty Images Dancer, singer and choreographer ...
In 1969, trailblazing comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley stood onstage in her trademark floppy hat and flowered housedress and told the audience her slogan for the week. “Quit it if you can’t get it,” she ...
HARLEM -- Hip-hop and R&B queen Mary J. Blige was inducted into the Apollo Theater's historic Walk of Fame on Friday. While the legendary theater will not reopen for performances until January, the ...