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Mirvish Productions is a Canadian based theatrical production company and promoter.

The company was founded in 1987 by David Mirvish, son of Toronto retailing icon and owner of the Royal Alexandra Theatre Ed Mirvish.

The first assets acquired was the Royal Alex and slowly began to acquire productions and other theatres.

Since the collapse of Livent, Mirvish Productions is the largest theatrical promoter in Toronto and Canada. The company has also helped Toronto become one of the most important theatrical centres in the world behind Broadway and London.

Productions[link]

Most of Mirvish Productions' theatrical shows were (and are) in Toronto:

• Les Misérables (1989-1990) Royal Alexandra Theatre
• Miss Saigon (1993-1995) Princess of Wales Theatre
• Crazy for You (1994-1995)
• Tommy (1995) Elgin Theatre
• Jane Eyre (1996-1997)
• Rent (1997-1998) Royal Alexandra Theatre
• The Lion King (2000-2004) Princess of Wales Theatre
• The Producers (2003-2004) Canon Theatre
• Hairspray (2004) Princess of Wales Theatre
• Mamma Mia! (2000-2005) Royal Alexandra Theatre
• The Lord of the Rings (2006) Princess of Wales Theatre
• The Sound of Music (2008-2009) Princess of Wales Theatre
• We Will Rock You (2007-2009) Canon Theatre, Panasonic Theatre
• The Boys in the Photograph (2009) Royal Alexandra Theatre
• Rock of Ages (2010) Royal Alexandra Theatre
• Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (October 2010) Princess of Wales Theatre
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (December 2010) Canon Theatre
• Billy Elliot the Musical (February-September 2011) Canon Theatre
• The Secret Garden (March 2011) Royal Alexandra Theatre
• Calendar Girls (April 2011) Royal Alexandra Theatre
• Mary Poppins (November 2011) Princess of Wales Theatre
• War Horse (February 2012) Princess of Wales Theatre

From 1987 to 1998 the company promoted theatrical productions at the Old Vic, then owned by the company:

• Candide 1987-1990 - at the Old Vic
• The Master Builder 1997-1998

Theatres[link]

• Royal Alexandra Theatre 1987-present - purchased originally by Ed Mirvish in 1963
• Old Vic 1987-1998 - purchased originally by Ed Mirvish in 1986
• Princess of Wales Theatre 1993-present
• Panasonic Theatre - purchased in 2008 from Live Nation
• Ed Mirvish Theatre, formerly known as the Canon Theatre - purchased in 2008 from Live Nation; Mirvish Productions was already managing daily operations at the Canon since 1999

Real Estate[link]

Besides entertainment, Mirvish Productions has branched out into real estates. Besides the theatres they owned, Mirvish Productions renovated an old bank office tower into the condo project known as King West in Toronto.

Bruce Arthur Norris (February 19, 1924 – January 1, 1986) was owner of the Detroit Red Wings from 1952 to 1982. He was the son of James E. Norris and half-brother of James D. Norris. Members of the Norris family owned the Red Wings for almost fifty years before selling the franchise to Mike Ilitch in 1982. Bruce and Marguerite Norris inherted the Detroit Red Wings from James E. Norris Sr. who died on December 4, 1952. Marguerite Norris was named President. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1955 Bruce bought out his sister Marguerite (was first women to be engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1954, 1955) shares to become the sole owner of the Red Wings. He was later elected the chairman of the National Hockey League's Board of Governors. Bruce Norris was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969, joining his father and brother. Bruce Norris name was engraved on the Stanley Cup as a Vice President in 1952, 1954, 1955.

Bruce Norris served as an Ensign with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Bruce Norris married Naoma Donnelley on June 28, 1947. The couple divorced in 1949. He remarried in 1958 to Patricia Anne Shephard. That marriage ended in divorce and in 1967 he married the former Mrs. Armene Lamson Clark of Seattle. They divorced in 1970.

In 1957, Mr. Norris ordered the trade of Ted Lindsay from the Red Wings to Chicago because of Mr. Lindsay's efforts to form the National Hockey League Players Association. His role in the union busting efforts are dramatized in the TV movie, Net Worth.

In 1976, Bruce Norris was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

Bruce Norris died at age 61 on January 1, 1986 at Stony Brook University hospital in Stony Brook, Long Island, New York.

External links[link]

Biography portal

• Bruce Norris's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Norris' name on the Stanley Cup
• January 2, 1986 New York Times obituary
• Net Worth at the Internet Movie Database

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