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"So I would say to people who say to me, 'How do you do theater on Broadway?'" she said. "I say, 'Honey, after you do 29 shows a week, eight shows a week ain't nothing.'"
The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Apollo Theater Foundation will honor the Apollo Theater as it celebrates its 75th anniversary with the exhibit "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment." Hosted inside the National Museum of American History, the exhibit will be open Friday through Aug. 29 and will then travel to Detroit and New York City. Among the artifacts on display are [Louis Armstrong]'s trumpet, Michael Jackson's fedora and [Ella Fitzgerald]'s dress. The entrance to the exhibit mimics the theater's own entrance with its iconic sign, ticket booth and murals.
"The Apollo is a story of optimism. It's a story of innovation. It's a story of resiliency. And it's a story about playing our hearts," said Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.