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Mirvish Productions, commonly known as Mirvish, is a Canadian theatrical production company, based in Toronto. Founded in 1986 by David Mirvish with his father, Ed Mirvish , it is the largest commercial theatre company in Canada.
The CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre is a historic performing arts theatre in Toronto, Ontario, located near Yonge–Dundas Square.Owned and operated by Mirvish Productions, the theatre has approximately 2,300 seats across two levels.
The CAA Theatre, formerly the Panasonic Theatre, is a theatre located at 651 Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.It is operated by Mirvish Productions.On December 1, 2017, Mirvish Productions announced a marketing partnership with CAA South Central Ontario, which included renaming the venue that was known as the Panasonic Theatre.
Mirvish is the only child of Anne Lazar Macklin, an artist, and "Honest" Ed Mirvish, who was a Toronto businessman and owner of the discount department store, Honest Ed's. He is Jewish. [5] Mirvish married his high-school sweetheart Audrey in 1967. [6] They have three children, Jacob, Hannah, and Rachael. [7] [8]
Ed Mirvish and his son David Mirvish, added a second theatre to the family interests in 1982, when they purchased and restored London, England's historic Old Vic. In 1986, David Mirvish created the company Mirvish Productions to produce original, "sit-down" plays and musicals for the Royal Alexandra. Ed Mirvish retired from active participation ...
The Princess of Wales Theatre is a 2,000-seat live theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.It is located on King Street West, in Toronto's downtown Entertainment District.The theatre's name has a triple meaning: it honours Diana, Princess of Wales, with whose consent the theatre was named; it links the building to its sister theatre, the Royal Alexandra, one block to the east, also named – with ...
Sir Yehuda Edwin "Honest Ed" Mirvish, OC CBE OOnt (July 24, 1914 – July 11, 2007) [2] was an American-Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario who lived in Toronto, Ontario. He is known for his flagship business, Honest Ed's , a landmark discount store in downtown Toronto, and as a patron of the arts, instrumental in ...
In 1968, Theatre Passe Muraille, now Canada's oldest alternative theatre, was founded. [9] Buddies in Bad Times Theatre was founded by York University students in the mid-1970s. Prominent Toronto businessman Ed Mirvish bought and restored the Royal Alexandra Theatre in the 1960s, and began bringing major Broadway and West End shows to Toronto.