Movies and TvShows featuring "apollo-theatre-new-york-city" theme.

After the death of their former band leader, two estranged backup soul singers are forced to travel together for a tribute concert. Along the way, they confront their differences and try to find redemption while reliving their glory days.

Billie is a revealing documentary about the life of Billie Holiday, a jazz singer from Baltimore who rose to fame in the 1930s. The film explores her struggles with drug addiction, her impact on the music industry, and her fight against racism and cultural appropriation. Through interviews and archival footage, Billie provides an intimate look into the life of this influential African-American woman.

Film clips of stars like Billie Holiday and Bojangles Robinson meld nicely with burlesque skits, singing and dancing by the hosts, Billy Eckstine, Bunny Briggs, Cab Calloway, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Mighty Clouds of Joy, Nipsey Russell, Doc Severinsen, Sandman Sims, the Temptations, Jack Albertson and Sarah Vaughan. Natalie Cole, Lou Rawls, Flip Wilson and Ben Vereen headline a flamboyant yet sophisticated paean to Harlem's famed music-and-comedy crucible.