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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saxophonist Emmanuel Garilus' name can now be mentioned in the same breath as legendary entertainers Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown ...

Akron native and award-winning pianist Kofi Boakye (Kofi B.) is keeping busy over the holidays, including co-hosting "Amateur Night at the Apollo: Holiday Special" with singer Wé Ani Saturday night at ...

Highlights include the annual, soul-stirring Kwanzaa: A Regeneration Celebration featuring Abdel R. Salaam's Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, Amateur Night Holiday Special featuring Child Star winners ...

Ninety years ago, Amateur Night began at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and nothing was ever quite the same for performers with big dreams and unproven talent. What started as a radio show for amateurs ...

There is a reason tickets to the Krewe of Apollo’s annual Bal Masque always sell out in advance. The men’s krewe is famous for its spectacular shows and this year was no exception. Thousands packed ...

Despite a recent deluge of departures at “Saturday Night Live,” Kenan Thompson is headed back to the NBC sketch show for a 20th season. But before that late-night comedy program’s longest-running cast ...

Gainesville resident Emmanuel Garilus won Amateur Night at the Apollo in Harlem, becoming potentially the first instrumentalist and first four-round winner in the competition's history. Garilus, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akron's Kofi Boakye will co-host a holiday special at Amateur Night at the Apollo Saturday. Akron native and award-winning pianist ...