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The Oxford Playhouse was the base from which Prospect Theatre Company was created by manager Elizabeth Sweeting and resident stage manager Iain Mackintosh in 1961. Between 1963 and 1976, the Prospect Theatre Company toured 75 productions to 125 theatres in 21 countries.
Was located above the Kingsway Theatre and earlier was called the Kingsway 2. Shea's Hippodrome: Queen and Bay 1909 1954 1 Former vaudeville theatre that became one of Canada's largest cinemas. Sheraton Centre Sheraton Centre: 1974 1990s 2 Designed as a first-run theatre by Toronto-based architectural firm Searle, Wilbee, Rowland.
Downtown Toronto (1 Front Street East) Massey Hall: 2,700 [14] Historic performing arts theatre. The hall is designated a National Historic Site of Canada, [15] and was specifically designed for high-quality acoustics, one reason why live albums are frequently recorded there. [16] 1894 [17] Downtown Toronto (178 Victoria Street) [17] Roy ...
The area was also home to most of the nightclubs in downtown Toronto but have mostly moved to King St west of Spadina Av just beside the Entertainment District. The Toronto Entertainment District is represented by Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York along with the federal and provincial ridings of Spadina—Fort York and the postal codes are M5H, M5V ...
The Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, built in 1907. The Toronto Theatre District is a part of the Toronto Entertainment District in Downtown Toronto that contains the largest concentration of stage theatres in Canada. It is the third largest English-speaking theatre district in the world, after West End in London and Broadway in New York City. [1]
On 21 January 2019, the City of Toronto announced a C$30.75 million 15-year partnership with Meridian Credit Union, re-branding the Sony Centre into Meridian Hall, and the Toronto Centre for the Arts into the Meridian Arts Centre. The arts venues formally adopted their new names on September 15, 2019. [16] [17] [18]
OMERS-owned Oxford Properties won the rights to the complex in August 2011. [7] The purchase of the North Building, the hotel, the 277 Front Street West office building and a 1,200 stall parking facility was completed in September 2011 for CA$238 million. [8] The complex was adjacent to other Oxford-owned properties at 315 and 325 Front Street. [5]
In January 2019, TO Live (formerly Civic Theatres Toronto, a City of Toronto agency which manages and operates the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto Centre for the Arts, and the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts) announced a new sponsorship deal with Meridian Credit Union, which saw the theatre rebranded in September 2019. [1]