CAA Theatre
The CAA Theatre, formerly the Panasonic Theatre, is a theatre located at 651 Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by Mirvish Productions. On December 1, 2017, Mirvish Productions announced a marketing partnership with CAA South Central Ontario, which included renaming the venue that was known as the Panasonic Theatre. Early years. The original building was built in 1911 as a private residence, then converted to a movie theatre in 1919 and known as "The Victory". It was renamed "The Embassy" in 1934 and a number of other names over the next sixty years : In the 1970s, the Festival Theatre was a key venue of the Toronto International Film Festival (then known as the Festival of Festivals). Rebirth. In 1993, the building was renovated for live theatre productions and renamed "The New Yorker Theatre". Second rebirth. In 2004 and 2005, most of the building was demolished, with only the facade preserved. The old building was replaced by a new state-of-the-art live theatre and concert venue, and it was known as "The Panasonic Theatre". In 2005, the building was acquired by Live Nation and in 2008 by Mirvish Productions. A partial list  of theatrical productions at the Panasonic since 2005: See also. With the complete rebuilding of the Panasonic, Toronto is left with a handful of early 20th-century theatres (both movie and live): A list of lost or rebuilt theatres: