Princess Of Wales Theatre Tickets

Home several theatrical hits like The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, Oliver, Les Miserables, Chicago and Beauty and the Beast, Princess of Wales Theatre attracts hordes of theatre goers every year with its exciting line up shows. Since the theatre is located in Toronto’s entertainment district, and it showcases some of the most anticipated shows, Princess of Wales Theatre tickets tend to sell pretty soon, so it is always advisable to purchase yours beforehand.

Located at the 300 King Street West, Toronto Princess of Wales Theatre seats 2,000 attendees and honors the Princess Diana of Wales. The main purpose of the theatres formation was to stage the bigger productions of the musical which usually last for a long run. This state of the art theatre is one of few theatres that are owned by Ed and David Mirvish. Apart from the Princess of Wales theatre, they also own Canon Theatre, Royal Alexandra Theatre and Panasonic Theatre. After its opening in 1993, Princess of Wales Theatre tagged along with Royal Alexandra for the being the second theatre that was both financed and owned privately. The first ever production that was staged at the theatre was of Miss Saigon the musical. Later on several renowned and hit musicals took stage at the Princess of Wales theatre including the most recent showcase of The Sound of Music.

The architectural responsibility of the theatre was handed over to Peter Smith, who is also responsible for the architectural works required for the Grand Theatre’s restoration and the construction of Toronto’s duMaurier Theatre Centre. For the interior of the theatre, Mirvish turned his attention towards famous artist, Frank Stella, whose paintings are flaunted on the auditorium’s ceiling dome, walls of lobbies and & lounges along with the proscenium arch and the fly tower’s back wall. These paintings add up to the theatre’s interior and gives the artistic edge to it. Moreover Frank Stella is also responsible for the designs of artistic fronts that are there on the balconies and the boxes. Apart from Stella, Princess of Wales Theatre also features the art pieces of a couple of dozens of other artists and craftsmen as well.

Thanks to them, theatre’s interior is equipped with metal light fixtures that are handmade, tile mosaics, blown glass lamps and a lot more. All the wooden work that is done within its interiors features a special kind of mahogany which is known as Sapele Wood and it covers 20,000 square feet of the total area. So if you happen to be a musical enthusiast, Princess of Wales Theatre is the place you want to be if you want to catch your favorite Broadway musicals in your city of Toronto.