The Event
The Apollo Theatre, the Harlem Film Festival and Toots Crackin Productions are joining together to make an evening to remember. Mercedes Ellington directs a tribute program with some of the best tap dancers in the world, with music provided by Jazzberry Jam!. Featured is BEEN RICH ALL MY LIFE, a delightful new film that gives us the rare opportunity to see history through the eyes of five of the last surviving chorus dancers of Harlem’s golden age. The evening lets us honor their legacy and that of their peers, and preserve it for future generations.
Tickets
Tickets are $30 and $18, $10 for senior, child and student with ID, plus a $2.00 facility restoration fee. Tickets may be purchased at the Apollo Theater Box Office at 253 W. 125th Street in New York City (tel: 212-531-5305) or through Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.com (212-307-7171).
VIP Tickets
For VIP tickets, call 212-252-2778. Each tax deductible, $125 ticket includes VIP seating, complimentary champagne and the gala reception. Proceeds benefit "Been Rich All My Life" and the National Visionary Leadership Project, an organization which seeks to ensure that the wisdom of our country's extraordinary African American elders is preserved by and passed on to the young people who will lead us tomorrow.
Groups
For groups of 8 or more, call Kojo Ade: 212-246-4047; Ida Epps: 914-969-6942; Debbie McIntyre: 212-802-8200; Billy Mitchell: 212-531-3337; Dwayne Trotman: 212-340-1301; or Marcia Pendelton: 718-919-5553.
Share the experience
If you’ve already seen the film and want to share the opportunity, consider making a tax-deductible contribution toward a block of tickets for a group of students or elderly area residents.
Contact
For more information, to join the mailing list, or to be a sponsor for this special evening, please email us, or call 212-252-2778. Marketing/Press contact: Walker International Communications Group, email or call 718-703-2260.
Honorary Committee
Billie Allen • John Beatty • Carmen de Lavallade • André de Shields • David Dinkins • Michael D. Dinwiddie • Sherman Edmiston, Jr. • Mercedes Ellington • Maurice Hines • Geoffrey Holder • Nat Horne • Bill T. Jones • Geraldine Rhodes Kennedy • Kenneth J. Knuckles • Terry Lawler • Phylicia Rashad • Irene Reid • Voza Rivers • Ruben Santiago-Hudson • Ilyasah Shabazz • Mikki Shepherd • Sue Simmons • Debra Sledge • Tamara Tunie • Darren Walker • Malcolm Jamal Warner • Lloyd A. Williams • George C. Wolfe
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