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    Explore this timeless theatre complex - the world’s last operating double-decker theatre - and learn about its history from vaudeville venue to international theatre and film destination ...

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    Rock of Ages

    From February 23 to May 20, 2023

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    Rock of Ages – one of Broadway's longest-running hit musicals – is exploding here in Toronto before embarking on its international tour. The show features earworm 1980s chartbusters from iconic artists ...

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  • The Toronto International Festival of Authors presents Between Good and Evil: Mellissa Fung in conversation with Louise Penny

    Between Good and Evil: Mellissa Fung in conversation with Louise Penny

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    Witness true, raw and honest storytelling at its best this April. Prolific bestselling author Louise Penny sits down with award-winning journalist, author and filmmaker Mellissa Fung for a powerful conversation about Fung’s latest book, Between Good and Evil: The Stolen Girls of Boko Haram ...

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  • The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans World Tour

    The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans World Tour

    Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 8 p.m.

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    The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans World Tour – set for world domination – arrives in Toronto for one night only at the Winter Garden Theatre ...

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    The Canine Circus

    Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 7 p.m.

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    We’re taking the circus for a walk. Witness the world-renowned furry four-legged cast members performing tail-wagging feats of courage, bone-dropping grand illusions and Labrador-able stunts ...

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    TD Toronto Jazz Festival presents George Benson

    Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 8 p.m.

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    The TD Toronto Jazz Festival is excited to present legendary, 10-time Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter and guitarist George Benson, returning to the Festival stage for the first time in more than a decade ...

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  • Melody Gardot

    TD Toronto Jazz Festival presents Melody Gardot

    Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 8 p.m.

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    The TD Toronto Jazz Festival is excited to present the return of outstanding vocalist, guitarist and pianist Melody Gardot ...

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  • Theo Von: Return of the Rat Tour

    Theo Von: Return of the Rat Tour

    August 23 and 24, 2023, at 8 p.m.

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    Theo Von grew up in the stray animal belt of southern Louisiana. He was a child there and became an adult slowly there. He can be seen and heard weekly on his widely popular podcasts that garner millions of listens and views each month ...

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    Credit: The sign from Victoria Street looking north from Queen Street. In 1913, the Loew’s theatre complex was built as the Canadian flagship theatre for a chain of vaudeville theatres, which were based in New York City and owned by Marcus Loew.

    The Loew’s heritage sign: The restoration of a ghost sign

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    Learn more about this restoration

    The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre’s heritage Loew’s sign has been brought back to life on the exterior south wall of the building ...

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24 March

Rock of Ages

The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre

Rock of Ages

From February 23 to May 20, 2023 (various times)

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Rock of Ages – one of Broadway's longest-running hit musicals – is exploding here in Toronto before embarking on its international tour ...

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Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre
189 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 1M4
Canada
Telephone: 416-314-2901
Email: ewg@heritagetrust.on.ca

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158 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 1T6
Canada
Telephone: 416-314-3718

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