New HBO Documentary Highlights the 85 Year Legacy of the Apollo Theater Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A painting of Michael Jackson is held aloft outside Harlem's Apollo theatre Saturday, June 27, 2009 in New York. Jackson died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 50. ( AP Photo ) Produced by GBH, PRX and WNYC Studios