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Capacity
  
700

Province
  
Ontario

Owner
  
Mirvish Productions

Opened
  
1911

Phone
  
+1 416-872-1212

Rebuilt
  
2005

Panasonic Theatre

Address
  
651 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z9, Canada

Similar
  
Ed Mirvish Theatre, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Four Seasons Centre for, Elgin and Winter Garden T

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The Panasonic Theatre is a live theatre owned and operated by Mirvish Productions in Toronto, Canada.

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Early years

The theatre was built in 1911 as a private residence and then converted as a movie theatre in 1919 known as The Victory. It was renamed The Embassy in 1934 and a host of other names over the next 60 years:

  • The Astor
  • The Showcase
  • The Festival
  • In the 1970s the Festival Theatre was a key venue of the Toronto International Film Festival (then known as the Festival of Festivals).

    Rebirth

    In 1993 the building was renovated for live theatre productions and renamed The New Yorker Theatre.

    Second rebirth

    In 2004 and 2005, most of the building was demolished with only the facade preserved and became the new state-of-the-art live theatre and concert venue known as The Panasonic Theatre. In 2005, the building was acquired by Live Nation and in 2008 by Mirvish Productions.

    A list of theatrical productions at the Panasonic:

  • Forever Plaid
  • Blue Man Group
  • We Will Rock You (musical)
  • The Most RACES Show on Earth! (live stand-up comedy)
  • References

    Panasonic Theatre Wikipedia