Dionne Warwick to Headline Final Show at Apollo Theater Before Renovation

Music icon Dionne Warwick will return to Harlem’s Apollo Theater for a special one-night-only performance on Friday, June 27, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., marking the final show at the legendary venue before it closes for a two-year renovation.

Titled Don’t Make Me Over, One Night Only, the event will serve as both a homecoming and career retrospective for Warwick, a six-time Grammy Award winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and Kennedy Center Honoree. She first performed at the Apollo as a teenager in 1958.

The performance will feature a blend of Warwick’s most celebrated hits—including “Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”—alongside archival footage, behind-the-scenes stories, and tributes to her collaborations with songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

The evening will also touch on Warwick’s activism, particularly her role in HIV/AIDS awareness as a U.S. Ambassador of Health and her advocacy work through the 1985 charity single “That’s What Friends Are For.”