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

In New York City, Aubrey Plaza attends the Broadway opening night of her partner Chris Abbott's Death of a Salesman, Natasha Lyonne arrives at the Lorne premiere and Cameron Diaz films The Sham with Stephen Merchant. —Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

Their health has improved, save for Peyton Watson’s absence, and their opening night starting lineup is 18-5. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026

Blur and The Stone Roses shared headlining duties on opening night in a celebration of Britpop while Phoenix and the Red Hot Chili Peppers also had headlining turns during the weekends, the latter battling a nasty dust storm Weekend 1. —Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026

But opening night proved them all wrong. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026

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