Looks like a very nice venue. Here's a little more about it:
http://www.canon-theatre.com/
One potential negative to this theatre is the size (2295 seats). As has been noted in another thread on the Forum, the smaller, more intimate theatres such as the VPT and the Imperial seem to work better for longer runs of the show.
Canon Theatre
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Re: Canon Theatre
Yes it is a very nice venue. I have seen several shows there. Make sure you arrive early enough to look around the gorgeous lobby area. There are entrances from both Yonge St and Victoria St. I'm pretty sure the stage door is on the Victoria St. side.shadowchaser wrote:The Canon Theatre, Toronto. Looks nice.
Anyone any idea where the stage door is? I've booked for 1 - 6 February.
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But it seems that the company has chosen to put all its touring (and now semi-permanent) productions in HUGE venues.porschesrule wrote:Looks like a very nice venue. Here's a little more about it:
http://www.canon-theatre.com/
One potential negative to this theatre is the size (2295 seats). As has been noted in another thread on the Forum, the smaller, more intimate theatres such as the VPT and the Imperial seem to work better for longer runs of the show.
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Re: Canon Theatre
Some more on the Stage Door.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oeibUYWokQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJy9tDdodw4
And some videos:If you exit through the Victoria Street doors (the doors closest to the orchestra seating), turn left out of the doors and head towards Yonge-Dundas Square. At the first street, turn left and walk about half way down the block. There will be an alley on your left (a.k.a. O'Keefe Lane). Walk down until you see the stage door on your left.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oeibUYWokQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJy9tDdodw4
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Re: Canon Theatre
I wrote this post a few months ago, but it ended up in a different thread. I believe this thread about the theatre had not yet been created. Anyway it is probably more useful located here.
People who have never seen a show in Toronto should be aware the Canon follows the Canadian tradition of seat numbers. The numbers go straight across the row from one to the highest number of that row. This is different than the US where we have an odd/even split on the left and right, and 3 digit numbers in the center.
In this case it looks like the orchestra seats are numbered from 6 to 54:
http://www.toronto-theatre.com/theaters ... gchart.php
People who have never seen a show in Toronto should be aware the Canon follows the Canadian tradition of seat numbers. The numbers go straight across the row from one to the highest number of that row. This is different than the US where we have an odd/even split on the left and right, and 3 digit numbers in the center.
In this case it looks like the orchestra seats are numbered from 6 to 54:
http://www.toronto-theatre.com/theaters ... gchart.php
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Re: Canon Theatre
Seating Chart: There is a link to a seating chart showing every seat at the Canon Theatre on the BETMTO homepage.
Stage door: The setup of the theatre is very unusual: The address is 244 Victoria Street (which runs north-south). There is also an entrance on Yonge Street (pronounced "young street"), which is west of Victoria Street and parallel to it. This is much like the Imperial Theatre in New York, at which people enter from 45th Street and exit on 46th. But there is a twist: Between Yonge and Victoria is O'Keefe Lane. The theatre itself is actually between O'Keefe Lane and Victoria Street. If you enter from Yonge Street, you will cross an indoor bridge over O'Keefe Lane. There are no windows in the bridge, so you may not realize this is happening. The stage door is off O'Keefe Lane. It is just south of the bridge.
Have a look at a map of the theatre area. In satellite view, you can see the theatre and the connecting bridge to the Yonge Street entrance.
If you go to the stage door by turning left out of the Victoria Street exit, on your way to O'Keefe Lane, you will pass along the south edge of Dundas Square, which is the Toronto equivalent of Times Square, including a discount ticket booth called TOtix.
I live near Toronto and scouted the theatre a few weeks ago when I was in town.
Stage door: The setup of the theatre is very unusual: The address is 244 Victoria Street (which runs north-south). There is also an entrance on Yonge Street (pronounced "young street"), which is west of Victoria Street and parallel to it. This is much like the Imperial Theatre in New York, at which people enter from 45th Street and exit on 46th. But there is a twist: Between Yonge and Victoria is O'Keefe Lane. The theatre itself is actually between O'Keefe Lane and Victoria Street. If you enter from Yonge Street, you will cross an indoor bridge over O'Keefe Lane. There are no windows in the bridge, so you may not realize this is happening. The stage door is off O'Keefe Lane. It is just south of the bridge.
Have a look at a map of the theatre area. In satellite view, you can see the theatre and the connecting bridge to the Yonge Street entrance.
If you go to the stage door by turning left out of the Victoria Street exit, on your way to O'Keefe Lane, you will pass along the south edge of Dundas Square, which is the Toronto equivalent of Times Square, including a discount ticket booth called TOtix.
I live near Toronto and scouted the theatre a few weeks ago when I was in town.
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Re: Canon Theatre
Thanks for the information, LiamM.
I note it's your first post. Welcome to the forum. Hope you'll enjoy your time here and will post often.
I note it's your first post. Welcome to the forum. Hope you'll enjoy your time here and will post often.
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Welcome, Liam. Thanks for the info.
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Re: Canon Theatre
One thing I noticed during my visit two weeks ago, they have walled off the back section of the upper balcony to reduce the number of seats. An usher told us this brings it down to somewhere between 1800 and 2000, from the original 2295 seats. The wall looks attractive and not out of place. The only way we could tell was that when looking up from the front of the orchestra, the booth looks like it is inside a tunnel.
It is still a large theater but not nearly as cavernous as the Oriental in Chicago.
It is still a large theater but not nearly as cavernous as the Oriental in Chicago.
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