The Apollo News

Music legend Patti LaBelle comes to the Peace Center on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at 8 p.m.

Laugh-out-loud comedy is returning to town next year as stand-up star Tom Stade brings his brand new show to Pyramid.

Colte Julian returns to the Apollo Theater with the Chicago Premiere of Wonderful Crazy Night! The New Elton John Tribute Concert. This electrifying tribute concert will run for three performances onlya?"Friday, December 6 at 8pm and Saturday, December 7 at 5pm and 8pma?"at the Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago.

Gallim Dance presents Happy Hour with guest Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 6:30pm at Gallim Dance, 520 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238. This event is free and open to the public. To reserve a spot, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gallim-happy-hour-with-eduardo-vilaro-tickets-72701731837.

Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall will bring top entertainment to Sam's Town Live! in November, including Domination Comedians Unplugged, Round 10: Operation Knockout and The Donna Summer Experience featuring Rainere Martin. November entertainment will also feature a WWE Survivor Series Viewing Party in the Hawthorne Room as well as free live entertainment at Roxy's Lounge all month long.

Darren Lee Cole, producing artistic director of the not-for-profit, SoHo Playhouse and Associate producer Matthew Quinn are proud to announce the first round of selections for this year's Fringe Encore Series. The first set of productions hail from Adelaide, Auckland, Brighton, Hollywood, Edinburgh, Orlando, New Zealand & Vancouver and will feature some of the best productions from around the world.  This year's Fringe Encores Series will take place between November 27 a?" January 18, 2020. Individual tickets are $39 and can be purchased by visiting FringeEncoreSeries.com. 

The Mangina Dialogues is a rare gem of a podcast hosted by stand-up comedian Nick Scopoletti (aka Nick Scopes) and Comedy DJTheGregalicious. The show's unique variety of content makes it a must-listen! Hilarious and insightful, this entertaining and thought-provoking show features an array of refreshing personalities and looks for the humor in real life situations. The title is the brainchild of TheGregalicious and was inspired by the film 'Step Brothers.' He and Nick knew they were onto something special with this bold play on words, and their content is just as innovative and audacious. Fans of artists such as Tom Segura, Joey Diaz, and Dave Chapelle will love this show and its diverse approach to sounds and comedy podcasting! New episodes drop every Sunday and are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play and everywhere else you find your favorite podcasts.

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents renowned theater artist Andrew Dawson in Space Panorama & Spirit of the Ring in a four-day engagement Thursday and Friday, Nov. 14 &15 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. at the Royce Hall Rehearsal Room, UCLA.

Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall has added an additional date in Nottingham at the Motorpoint Arena on 5th January 2020 to his forthcoming UK and Ireland tour, Stood Up.

She was born late, bloomed late and always missed the bus, but a compelling shift has occurred in Desiree Burch's life. Co-host of Netflix's Flinch, and star of Live at the Apollo (BBC) and The Mash Report (BBC Two), is embarking on a tour of her hugely successful Edinburgh Fringe run of Desiree's Coming Early! The tour will begin at Swindon Arts Centre on 4th October 2019 and includes a two week residency at Soho Theatre from Monday 11th November 2019. Tickets are on sale now and available from www.livenation.co.uk.

TV favourite Ed Byrne takes a long hard look at himself in hilarious new stand-up show Ed Byrne: If I'm Honesta??

Ballet Hispánico, the nation's premier Latino dance organization, returns to the Apollo stage on Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, 2019 at 8:00pm with a program that continues its commitment to staging works by female, Latinx choreographers. Ballet Hispánico is sponsored by GOYA, which has sponsored the company since 1977.

Ballet Hispánico, the nation's premier Latino dance organization, returns to the Apollo stage on Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. with a program that continues its commitment to staging works by female, Latinx choreographers. Ballet Hispánico is sponsored by GOYA, which has sponsored the company since 1977.

Ballet Hispánico, the nation's premier Latino dance organization, returns to the Apollo stage on Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, 2019 at 8:00pm with a program that continues its commitment to staging works by female, Latinx choreographers. Ballet Hispánico is sponsored by GOYA, which has sponsored the company since 1977.

BroadwayWorld recently attended the launch of the National Theatre's schools tour of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Read on to find out what we, the students, and the book's author Mark Haddon thought about the experience...

Now flying into its 14th year in London's West End, Wicked is still wowing audiences with its dazzling score and heartfelt story of friendship. Over the years, the show and its various productions have accumulated quite the list of alumni. Current West End cast members, Nikki Bentley, Helen Woolf and Alistair Brammer discuss their involvement with the show over the years.

What's your favourite line from Wicked? Now flying into its 14th year, current stars of the show, Nikki Bentley, Helen Woolf and Alistair Brammer spoke to BroadwayWorld and shared their favourite lines and moments from the hit musical set in Oz.

The West End production of Wicked, the untold story of the Witches of Oz, recently celebrated its 13th birthday. BroadwayWorld spoke to the resident Elphaba (Nikki Bentley), Glinda (Helen Woolf) and Fiyero (Alistair Brammer) about why they think the show is still magic.

Ballet Hispánico, the nation's premier Latino dance organization, returns to the Apollo stage on Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, 2019 at 8:00pm with a program that continues its commitment to staging works by female, Latinx choreographers. Ballet Hispánico is sponsored by GOYA, which has sponsored the company since 1977.

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