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Harbourfront & the Financial District : History & Culture

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  • Alternative drama and dance at this relatively recent addition to the scene.

  • Fans of CanStage’s contemporary drama fill the seats.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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