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

Just 11 percent of the audience on opening night on Thursday was under-18 or included that family crowd, but that jumped to 25 percent over the weekend. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 May 2026

Other Desert Cities will play a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre with previews starting Tuesday, September 29 ahead of a Sunday, October 18 opening night. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026

On the opening night of the 2022-23 campaign, Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park. —James McNicholas, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Husband and wife Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks have a date night at the afterparty for the opening night of Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway in New York City on May 18. —People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026

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