opening night

noun

: the evening when something (such as a play or concert) is performed in front of an audience for the first time

I have tickets for opening night.

Examples of opening night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jinkx Monsoon smiles out at the crowd as Mary Todd Lincoln during the new cast opening night curtain call for the hit play Oh, Mary! —Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025

On opening night at the start of the second act, even director Ellenstein got fingered out as fictitious bar manager Billy Joe Walker. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025

Setting the tone: opening night’s crowd included Bettina Anderson (Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend) and fashion designer Stacey Bendet of Alice + Olivia. —Susan Stapleton, The Tennessean, 31 July 2025

This year’s award will be presented live on Oct. 28 at the WWD Honors dinner, held on the opening night of the WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit in New York City. —Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 30 July 2025

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