Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre Filming Locations
Where was Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre filmed? Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre was filmed in 1 locations across United States in the following places:
Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre Filming Locations
Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (1980)
Runtime: 120 minutes
Rating: 7.1
Release year: 1980
IMDB: tt0335511
Plot summary
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. NBC Hope Enterprises.
Genres
History
Music
Cast
Jack Albertson
Bunny Briggs
Cab Calloway
Natalie Cole
Directors
Dwight Hemion