An intimate 700-seat live theatre and concert venue at 651 Yonge Street, just south of Bloor. Its facade is the surviving piece of a site that has hosted a private residence, cinemas, and live theatre.
Neighbourhood: Yorkville / Yonge · Address: 651 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z9 · Hours: Performance-dependent — check mirvish.com · Price Range: $$$ · Phone: (800) 461-3333 · Editorial status: Not yet verified
See a live performance in one of Mirvish's smaller, more intimate venues, right on Yonge Street south of Bloor.
The CAA Theatre combines a 700-seat scale with a layered history that reaches from the 1911 residence on the site to The Victory cinema, The New Yorker Theatre, and today's Mirvish venue.
CAA Theatre is an intimate 700-seat live theatre and concert venue at 651 Yonge Street, just south of Bloor in downtown Toronto. It is a different venue from the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, which is at 263 Yonge Street with its main entrance and box office at 244 Victoria Street.
The CAA Theatre site began as a private residence built in 1911. It later became home to motion-picture cinemas, beginning with The Victory in 1919, and then to live theatre in 1993, when it was renovated and renamed The New Yorker Theatre. In 2005, the building was completely rebuilt, with only the facade remaining, to create a state-of-the-art live theatre and concert venue.
Mirvish Productions purchased the venue in 2008. It was renamed CAA Theatre on December 1, 2018, as part of Mirvish's partnership with CAA. The scale is the appeal: shows and concerts feel more immediate here than they do in a large two-tiered touring house.
Check the official Mirvish theatre page for current shows, performance times, seating maps, box-office hours, and accessibility information before visiting.
They are separate Mirvish venues. CAA Theatre is the 651 Yonge Street venue, while the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre is at 263 Yonge Street and has its main entrance and box office at 244 Victoria Street.
Programming changes by season and can include plays, concerts, comedy, and other Mirvish presentations. Check the official Mirvish theatre page for the current schedule.
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