and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. A stage production of The Lord of the Rings made its world premiere in the facilities on February 8, 2006, losing money owing to terrible reviews and a lack of public interest. The original stage was gutted and replaced with a complex stage surface that includes three interlocking turntables and 17 independent elevators for this production. The National Theatre's production of War Horse opened at the theatre on February 10, 2012. On September 29, 2012, after operating for only 19 years, Mirvish Productions announced a plan to demolish the Princess of Wales Theatre in favour of a multi-purpose complex designed by Frank Gehry and which would include an extensive artwork collection available for public viewing, as well as museums, condominium units, and retail spaces. However, in response to criticism from city planners, Mirvish and Gehry announced a revised plan in May 2014 which would spare the structure. Notable productions Productions are listed by the year of their first performance. 1993: Miss Saigon 1995: Beauty and the Beast 1997: The Importance of Being Earnest, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story 1998: Slava's Snowshow, Chicago 1999: The Pajama Game, Fame, Les Misérables, Cabaret, Oliver! 2000: The Lion King 2004: The Hollow Crown, Hairspray 2005: Da Kink in My Hair, Evita, Les Misérables 2006: Lord of the Rings 2007: The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd 2008: Twelve Angry Men, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Sound of Music 2010: Young Frankenstein, Mamma Mia!, Legally Blonde, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2011: The Lion King, Hugh Jackman in Concert, Chess, Mary Poppins 2012: War Horse 2013: The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, Les Misérables 2014: The Lion King, The Book of Mormon 2015: Blithe Spirit, Titanic, Motown: The Musical, The Phantom of the Opera 2016: If/Then, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Cuisine & Confessions 2017: The Book of Mormon, Strictly Ballroom, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Illusionists 2018: An American in Paris, The King and I, Ain't Too Proud, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2019: The Last Ship, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Lion King, Cats 2021: Blindness, Jesus Christ Superstar 2022: Room, & Juliet, Singin' in the Rain, Mean Girls, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat See also Massey Hall Roy Thomson Hall Meridian Hall (Toronto) Royal eponyms in Canada References External links Theatres in Toronto Diana, Princess