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.
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The lineup Tuesday night very well might be Blashill’s lineup on opening night, pending Vlasic’s situation, and that could spell the end of Lukas Reichel’s Blackhawks career.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adapted by Conor McPherson (Girl From The North Country) and directed by Matthew Dunster (Hangmen), The Hunger Games begins previews at London’s new Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre on Monday, October 20, with opening night on November 12.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The actor-comedian described rather nervously warming up for the event with a set in Bahrain to get a feel for what an audience in the region would find funny (and acceptable) and then performing at the Saudi Arabia festival’s opening night on Friday.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The film will screen at several fall festivals, including as the opening night selection at ScreamFest and as part of Brooklyn Horror Fest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adapted by Conor McPherson (Girl From The North Country) and directed by Matthew Dunster (Hangmen), The Hunger Games begins previews at London’s new Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre on Monday, October 20, with opening night on November 12.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The actor-comedian described rather nervously warming up for the event with a set in Bahrain to get a feel for what an audience in the region would find funny (and acceptable) and then performing at the Saudi Arabia festival’s opening night on Friday.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The film will screen at several fall festivals, including as the opening night selection at ScreamFest and as part of Brooklyn Horror Fest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Opening night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opening%20night. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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