Du Maurier Theater at the
Harbourfront Center
, 231
Queens Quay W (tel
416/973-4940). Renovated from
a 1920s ice house, this new theater
puts on theatrical and
musical shows in a lakeshore
setting.
Ford Center for the
Performing Arts , 5040
Yonge St (tel 416/872-2222).
This three-theater venue
stages classical concerts in
its acoustically impressive
Recital Hall as well as
mainstream musicals.
Hummingbird Center for
the Performing Arts , 1
Front St E at Yonge (tel
416/393-7469). Home of the
Canadian Opera Company and the
National Ballet of Canada.
Pantages Theater ,
263 Yonge St (tel
416/872-2222). Splendidly
restored Victorian auditorium,
where The Phantom of the
Opera has been playing for
donkey's years.
Princess of Wales Theater
, 300 King St W (tel
416/872-1212). Built
especially to stage Miss
Saigon and opened in early
1994, this multimillion-dollar
venue has already recouped its
investment. The Lion King
is on now.
Roy Thomson Hall ,
60 Simcoe St at King St W (tel
416/872-4255). Base of the
highly regarded Toronto
Symphony Orchestra.
Royal Alexandra Theater
, 260 King St W (tel
416/872-1212). Refurbished
nineteenth-century theater,
concentrating on top-drawer
transfers from London and
Broadway.
St Lawrence Center for
the Performing Arts , 27
Front St E (tel 416/366-7723).
Home to the Canadian Stage
Company, which produces modern
Canadian plays and is
responsible for a
classical-music programme, and
Theater Plus, the city's only
resident acting ensemble,
whose contemporary
international and Canadian
season runs from April to
September.
Tarragon Theater ,
30 Bridgeman Ave (tel
416/531-1827). Specializes in
new Canadian plays.
