[2] The upper theatre was built for the 'Big Time' vaudeville market and had reserved seats at premium prices, catering to affluent patrons.

This initial LARES system used two microphones placed at the balcony's front edge to pick up sound from the stage.

[9][10] The Elgin Theatre housed the world premiere of the Napoleon musical in 1994, which later transferred to London's West End in 2000.

[13] The visit came about via Toronto City Council's CDN$1 million (~US$750,000 at the time) payment to NBC to have the U.S. national television program visit Toronto for a week of shows, part of the overall council-funded PR effort of promoting Toronto as a tourist destination for Americans in the wake of the widely publicized summer 2003 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic that adversely impacted the city's tourism industry.

Fox, Jim Carrey, Eric McCormack, Ron James, Nickelback, Stompin' Tom Connors, and Barenaked Ladies.

The Elgin Theatre played host to the taping of Bryan Adams in Concert for the American broadcast of Great Performances on PBS.

[15] A pivotal scene in the 1973 made-for-TV film She Cried Murder takes place in the (then shuttered) Winter Garden.

The cover photos for Rush's 1981 live album Exit...Stage Left were shot at the Winter Garden and the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.