Mirvish 2011 / 2012 — Page 4

I agree Mirvish needs something for 2012 other than what is already scheduled. Lets be honest, Mary Poppins and 2P4H close by Jan 8th. The Blue Dragon 1/10 to 2/19, Bring it On May 2 to June 3 and of course the centre piece War Horse opening 2/10. Besides War Horse nothing to get the juices really flowing. Then there is Les Miz, is it coming or not? Their site doesn't show it scheduled for 2012 and latest rumours abound about it being delayed. The more I think about it The Wizard of Oz for the Christmas run of 2012 makes sense running into 2013. Or are they going to buy one of the Theatres the city wants to dump? Buy the Sony perhaps? Or rename Canon to Ed Mirvish Theatre? My $ is still on renaming the theatre. Why? They are bringing in lots of well stars from the TO stage, I believe from shows that will honour Ed Mirvish...

I totally agree. Would be reminiscent of the last underhand move by them a few years back. Would NOT be good for Toronto Theatre if Mirvish bought the Sony.

On the mirvish facebook page someone asked if they could bring there children to the event, and Mirvish said its not realy fun event for children. So Maybe they bought a few more Theatres, Some kind of music is included and distinguiished guests. maybe the Mayor Politicians Theatre People ect. They might have bought the Sony Centre, is Dec 6 an aniversary of some sort for something?

I would be surprised if that was the case. I saw Rain last Sunday, which was excellent. Have Mirvish announced that Les Mis is not coming?

A Christmas Story opens December 18th at the Sony.

I maintain that the TO landscape of commercial theatre would be very different now if Dancap had succeeded in obtaining the Canon.

I think it'd be a win win if they were able to get a firm hold on a downtown venue. Their shows at the Four Seasons (although I'm not sure how Next to Normal sold) have mostly been big successes for them.

I totally agree with the last 2 comments that TO theatre would be better off today had Mirvish not as you say Leonardo2 pulled the old bait-n-switch.

Updated On: 12/3/11 at 05:38 PM

Anybody figure out on whats going on tommorow im heading down to Toronto to check it out, they are keeping it a secret so it must be big.

I'll put money on the renaming of the theatre....

Because I just walked by and the word "Canon" is NO WHERE to be seen. All the signs are covered as if the building had no name.

Thanks for the response, Leonardo, but I did some googling on the 2008 Dancap lawsuit against Mirvish and Key Brand late last night (though I wasn't up as late as you!) and get a different story.

The judge in the case ruled that Aubrey Dan had entered into his dealings with Key Brand (owner of the Canon) knowing that Mirvish had a lease that ran through 2016. So there was no lapse and no bait-n-switch.

The judge also found that Dan knew in advance that Key Brand was required by contract to sell the theatre, and that Mirvish "had a preexisting right of first negotiation on the Canon Theatre that would be triggered on a sale."

What I'm left wondering is, if Dan wanted the Canon, why didn't he offer to buy it himself? He knew in advance that it was going up for sale; he knew that Mirvish would be bidding on it; given that he was a member of the Key Brand board that had to approve any sale, he probably even knew exactly what Mirvish's bid was. Why didn't he just outbid them?

Whatever, you can read the Star's report on this matter at http://www.thestar.com/article/481878, or Playbill's at http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120598 and draw your own conclusions.

Updated On: 12/6/11 at 07:49 AM

You beat me by a couple of minutes! I came here to post the same thing. I was watching Breakfast Television this morning and they mentioned it on there. They didn't give away the name but said it was "very appropriate" so I'm guessing something like "Ed Mirvish Theatre" or something of the like. The name on the marquee outside the theatre is covered up right now for the big reveal.

Thanks to the subway going on hold at Dundas, I walked by the theatre this morning. The Canon sign has been removed from the Yonge St. marquee and a new sign is partially hidden (with an "H" revealed. It said:

_______H THEATRE


So, it would seem likely that it is either the "Mirvish" or "Ed Mirvish" Theatre.

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Updated On: 12/6/11 at 09:20 AM

I agree with Melissa. They just renamed the theatre to honor Ed Mirvish, but it's just going to sit vacant for six months until Bring It On stops by (for a month....). Doesn't seem like a great use of such a special venue