Meridian Hall is a major performing arts venue in Toronto, Ontario, and it is the country’s largest soft-seat theatre.[citation needed] The facility was constructed for the City of Toronto municipal government and is currently managed by TO Live, an arms-length agency and registered charity created by the city.[1][2] Located at 1 Front Street East, the venue opened as the O’Keefe Centre on October 1, 1960. From 1996 to 2007, the building was known as the Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts.[3][4] From 2007 to 2019, it was known as the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. On September 15, 2019, it was re-branded as Meridian Hall.


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