DK Travel : Toronto : Harbourfront & the Financial District : History & Culture

Artword Theatre

Alternative drama and dance at this relatively recent addition to the scene.
Bluma Appel Theatre

Fans of CanStage’s contemporary drama fill the seats.
Canon Theatre

Big musicals have replaced vaudeville on the bill. The 1920s interior is a fantasy of gilt-framed mirrors and chandeliers, a magnificent staircase and dome.
Elgin Theatre

The lower half of the double-decker Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre was built in 1913 as a movie house and, with its lavish gilding and proscenium arch, is a historic gem.
Factory Theatre

One of Toronto’s oldest houses shows works by Canadian playwrights. Many masters, including local George F. Walker, got their start here.
Premiere Dance Theatre

The crème de la crème of modern dance, by both local and visiting companies, has graced this stage.
Princess of Wales Theatre

This venue for hit musicals opened in 1993, the first privately developed large theater the city had seen since 1907. The interior by Toronto design team Yabu Pushelberg spares no expense. Wall and ceiling murals by American minimalist Frank Stella.
Royal Alexandra Theatre

Saved from demolition, this 1906 theater has been returned to Edwardian finery. A lovely mural tops the dramatic proscenium arch. Musicals and drama.
Theatre Passe Muraille

This two-stage venue has led the way with innovative Canadian productions since the 1960s, when it launched works developed by troupes of actors.
Winter Garden Theatre

This room high above Elgin Theatre is aptly named. On the ceiling, some 5,000 beech leaves glitter in the lantern light.