Daily Archives: November 28, 2016

Mommy Poppins – The First Noel

“The First Noel” at the Apollo Theater Sat Dec 10, 2016 – Sun Dec 18, 2016 Repeating every days through December 18, 2016. 7:30pm The Classical Theater of Harlem returns to the Apollo Theater with this genre-crossing, Harlem-based holiday musical, which is fast becoming a hometown classic.  The First Noel follows three generations of a family affected by the tragic…

The New Yorker Holiday Round Up Features The First Noel

Lelund Durond Thompson and Jason Michael Webb wrote this holiday musical, which chronicles three generations of a Harlem family stung by tragedy and disoriented by gentrification. The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s production, presented with the Apollo Theatre, is directed by Steve H. Broadnax III and features original music as well as pop and gospel incarnations…