The Comedy Club Was as Intimate as a Living Room. Actually, It Was One.
At Apartment Fest, audiences piled into a Harlem home for four nights of jokes from comedians who have to fight for stage time elsewhere.
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Bobby Schiffman, Guiding Force of the Apollo Theater, Dies at 94
Taking over for his father in 1961, he transformed a former vaudeville house in Harlem into a pre-eminent R&B showcase.
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Jessie Maple, Pathbreaking Filmmaker, Is Dead at 86
She was believed to be the first Black woman to produce, write and direct an independent feature film. She also broke ground as a union cinematographer.
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Michelle Ebanks Named President and CEO of the Apollo
Michelle Ebanks, who most recently served as the president of Essence Communications, will assume the role in July.