Jacksons Rock The Apollo As Comeback Tour Rolls On

The Jacksons: Showtime at the Apollo.

Last night in front of Harlem’s Apollo Theater, the only thing thicker than the steamy summer air was the sense of anticipation.

Michael Jackson impersonators pranced across the sidewalk as street vendors proffered glossy photo albums of the brothers, all while camera crews from the major networks looked on. Inside, the surviving members of the Jackson 5—Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie—prepared to take the stage.

“We wanted to do the Apollo because this wa...