Harlem’s iconic and historic Apollo Theater is set to close for a year.
Why? It’s undergoing its first large-scale renovation in its 91-year history. history. The New York City landmark closed officially on July 1 as the $65 million, year-long process began.
“It is the first large-scale renovation of the historic theater in our 91-year history,” said Joy Profet, the Apollo’s chief growth officer to Spectrum News NY1. “In a lot of the ways the renovations have already started in certain aspects of the venue. So the lobby area of the venue is already undergoing renovation, but July 1 is really the full-scale.”…