first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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The story rewinds to the very first night in Glendale, Arizona, as the camera pans over rehearsals inside State Farm Stadium.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
This year’s Music Festival Opening Party will be headlined by The All-American Rejects at Stubb’s Amphitheater on the first night of the festival, set to begin on March 12.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Johnson East went on to include photos and videos from their first night in Orlando, which included seeing an Orlando Pride women's soccer game.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
In the first night of previews, those changes bogged down the proceedings, which stretched past three hours (including intermission) with seemingly endless scenes weighed down with therapy speak.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
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Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
This year’s Music Festival Opening Party will be headlined by The All-American Rejects at Stubb’s Amphitheater on the first night of the festival, set to begin on March 12.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Johnson East went on to include photos and videos from their first night in Orlando, which included seeing an Orlando Pride women's soccer game.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
In the first night of previews, those changes bogged down the proceedings, which stretched past three hours (including intermission) with seemingly endless scenes weighed down with therapy speak.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first night
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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