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  2. Ed Mirvish Theatre - Wikipedia

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    CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre (2021-present) Address: 244 Victoria Street Toronto, Ontario M5B 1V8: Coordinates: Owner: Mirvish Productions: Capacity: 2300: Construction; Opened: 1920: Rebuilt: 1972, 1989: Architect: Thomas W. Lamb (1920) Mandel Sprachman (1972 renovation) David K. Mesbur (1989 renovation) Website; www.mirvish.com /visit /theatres ...

  3. Toronto Theatre District - Wikipedia

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    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. Toronto's appetite for megamusicals grew, and in the 1990s Mirvish built the Princess of Wales Theatre and staged a lavish local production of Miss Saigon , marking another ...

  4. Just for One Day (musical) - Wikipedia

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    Just For One Day is a jukebox musical with a book by John O'Farrell.Told through a modern-day perspective, Just For One Day retells the events leading up to Live Aid, the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise awareness and funds for the famine in Ethiopia.

  5. Mirvish Productions - Wikipedia

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    The first theatre used by Mirvish Productions was the Royal Alexandra Theatre, which was purchased by Ed Mirvish in 1963. [12] In 1987, the theatre was named a National Historic Monument. [13] In 1991, Ed and David Mirvish began construction of a new theatre built on a vacant lot on King Street East in downtown Toronto. [14]

  6. Toronto Entertainment District - Wikipedia

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    From the mid-1970s, the popularity of Ed's Warehouse prompted Mirvish into launching numerous spinoff hospitality ventures within the warehouses around the Royal Alex Theatre, such as restaurants Ed's Seafood, Ed's Italian, Ed's Chinese, and Old Ed's, as well as Ed's Folly lounge. [6] [7]

  7. Once (musical) - Wikipedia

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    A Canadian company opened 10 February and played through 28 June 2015 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. The production starred Ian Lake as Guy and Trish Lindström as Girl. [ 20 ] It garnered seven Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations in the Musical Theatre Division and won three, for Outstanding Production, Outstanding Ensemble and Outstanding ...

  8. Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres - Wikipedia

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    The pair of theatres were originally built as the flagship of Marcus Loew's theatre chain in 1913. [2] The building was designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb, who also designed the Ed Mirvish Theatre nearby. [4] Both theatres were built to show vaudeville acts and the short silent movies of the time.

  9. Royal Alexandra Theatre - Wikipedia

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    Since 1986, the theatre has been managed and operated by Mirvish Productions, the theatre production company headed by Ed's son, David Mirvish. The theatre, commonly known as the "Royal Alex", "the Alex" or "the R.A.T." is named for Queen Alexandra, a Danish princess who was the wife of King Edward VII, and the great-great-grandmother of the ...