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The following is a list of music venues in the City of Toronto. Toronto is one of the most toured cities in the world, with 85% of large world tours passing through the city between 2015 and 2023. [1] [2] Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena are the highest capacity venues in the city, and they host most of the shows by superstar artists. [1]
The Berkeley Upstairs Theatre was created as part of the general 1976 renovations of the complex. This building is also owned by the City of Toronto. [citation needed] Situated in the middle of Toronto's High Park, the amphitheatre can seat over 1,000 people. The first production of Shakespeare in High Park was performed in 1983 without a stage.
The centre is municipally owned and was operated from 1983 to 1987 by CentreStage Company (named Toronto Arts Foundation 1964-73, then Toronto Arts Productions 1973-83). General managers of the St. Lawrence Centre have included Mavor Moore 1966-70, Leon Major 1970-80, Victor C. Polley 1980-1, Bruce Swerdfager 1981-5, Michael Noon circa 1985-94 ...
The Donlands Theatre was designed in 1946 by Toronto-based theatre specialist Herbert G. Duerr. [4] [21] Kaplan & Sprachman, another study specializing in theatres, contributed to later renovations. [1] [22] The Donlands is an exemple of modern theatrical architecture, [1] although it also incorporated art deco touches. [23]
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 .
Modeled after New York City's famous Paradise Garage club, [12] the Twilight Zone quickly became popular with the Toronto youth, showcasing an adventurous mix of musical styles including underground disco, house, hip-hop, and techno thus giving the city its first taste of the kind of underground clubbing experience that had already been popular ...
In 2015, the Signature Theatre revived The Fix, with Schaeffer again directing. The production ran from 11 August through 20 September. [5] In 2016, a fringe production played at the Union Theatre in London from 13 July through 6 August. [6] On 9 August 2017, Feinstein's/54 Below presented a one-night concert production of The Fix. [7] [8]
In addition to their online exhibits, the museum tours exhibits to various venues in Toronto. On March 23, 2023, Canada's Theatre Museum announced that it will have a new home located in the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres. Planning and design work is underway with Toronto-based international multidisciplinary design firm Reich&Petch.