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Ed Mirvish retired from active participation in the theatres in 1987, handing the business to his son. In 1993, David Mirvish added a third theatre to the empire, building the Princess of Wales Theatre a block to the west of the Royal Alexandra. The Princess was named, in part, in memory of the old Princess, rival to the Alex in the early years ...
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 ...
The new 2000-seat theatre was named the Princess of Wales Theatre in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales. [15] The theatre opened on May 26, 1993, with a Canadian production of Miss Saigon that was produced in partnership with Cameron Mackintosh. [16] In 2001, Mirvish began leasing space at the Canon Theatre to present productions. [17]
In November 2023, Mirvish announced that The Lion King would return to Toronto for an open-ended run at the Princess of Wales Theatre. According to Mirvish, this would be the first time in North America that a city will host a second sit-down production of the musical, with the original Canadian production having run from 2000 to 2004. [27]
The Princess of Wales Theatre was built in 1993 by Mirvish Productions. In 1982 Roy Thomson Hall opened at King and Simcoe, becoming the new home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra thus expanding entertainment options in the neighbourhood beyond partying at the Twilight Zone.
The Princess of Wales itself was the first privately funded and owned theatre in Canada to be built since 1907. [52] The new complex would include facilities and a gallery for OCAD University, as well as a 60,000 square foot free gallery for Mirvish and his wife Audrey's collection. [51] The project has yet to be approved by the City. [53]
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.
In 1993 the Mirvishes built the Princess of Wales Theatre, the largest new theatre – and first privately financed theatre – in North America in the span of thirty years. In 2001, Mirvish Enterprises signed a management contract to run the Pantages Theatre , renamed the Canon Theatre, for Clear Channel Entertainment (now Live Nation), which ...