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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Young McDreamy Patrick Dempsey was among the Hollywood stars who came out for the Oct. 14 opening night of playwright Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Heidi Chronicles in L.A. Flower Power Also at the opening night of The Heidi Chronicles: Sarah Jessica Parker. —John Russell, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024

Classical After a buzzing opening night complete with an indiscreet bait and switch—Josh Groban headlined after an ever-busy Cynthia Erivo had to withdraw—next up for the New York Philharmonic is a celebration of Afromodernism. —The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024

Kenny Leon and Ephraim Sykes (in Thom Browne) before opening night. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024

The show, developed and directed by Alex Timbers (Beetlejuice, Here Lies Love), will begin previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre starting March 28, 2025 with an opening night April 3. —Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024