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This place recently revitalized. It existed BEFORE the Apollo Theater, this theater existed. It was an institution, a place where black performers could get a foothold in their profession, where Washington’s black community could listen popular musical sounds of their generation and where white audiences could learn the passion and power of the black musician.”
Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, Marvin Gaye, and James Brown played here and many more
What is the HOWARD THEATER?