Showtime at the Apollo : the epic tale of Harlem's legendary theater /

Writer Ted Fox and artist James Otis Smith bring to life Harlem's legendary theater in this graphic novel adaptation of Fox's definitive, critically acclaimed history of the Apollo. Since its inception as an African-American theater in 1934, the Apollo, and the thousands of entertainers wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fox, Ted, 1954- (Author)
Other Authors:	Smith, James Otis (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Abrams ComicArts, [2018]
Subjects:	Fox, Ted, > 1954- > Showtime at the Apollo > Adaptations > Comic books, strips, etc. Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street) > Comic books, strips, etc. African American theater > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century > Comic books, strips, etc. African American entertainers > Comic books, strips, etc. Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) > New York (State) > New York > Comic books, strips, etc. New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Comic books, strips, etc. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History > Comic books, strips, etc. COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Adaptations. COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction. MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues. MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz. MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B.

Table of Contents:

1. The Apollo: home
2. Harlem before the Apollo
3. The 1930s: swingin'
4. Amateur night and the Apollo audience
5. The 1940s: boppin'
6. The 1950s: rockin'
7. Roots: blues and gospel at the Apollo
8. The 1960s: soulful
9. The 1970s: funky
Afterword. How the Apollo got its groove back (the end; and a new beginning).