The Apollo Theater: Harlem's World-Famous Stage

The question contains a small error: the world-famous theater *is* in Harlem—it's the Apollo Theater.

Apollo Theater Fast Facts

• Location: 253 W 125th St, Harlem, Manhattan.
• Opened: 1914 (as Hurtig & Seamon's New Burlesque Theater); became Apollo 1934.
• Signature: Amateur Night (launched Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan).
• Legacy: Epicenter of Black culture, music (jazz, R&B, soul, hip-hop), and civil rights history.
• Landmark: NYC Landmark (1983), National Register of Historic Places.

Other notable Harlem venues (but not "world-famous" at Apollo's level): Lenox Lounge (closed), Cotton Club (moved/different), National Black Theatre, Harlem Stage.