world premiere

noun

|Updated on: 18 Aug 2018

Definition of world premiere

: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world

Recent Examples of world premiere from the Web

The cast came out for the world premiere at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival.

— rhonda richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "John Krasinski Talks Playing a "Superhero" in 'Jack Ryan'," 17 June 2018
The actress, 44, stepped out at the world premiere of her upcoming movie Skyscraper in the city with her costar Dwayne Johnson and Feild.

— ale russian, PEOPLE.com, "Neve Campbell Stuns on Date Night with Boyfriend After Announcing They Adopted a Son," 11 July 2018
Waafrika 123 Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko’s world premiere with TheatreFirst explores the expansiveness of gender, the complexity of sexuality, the pervasiveness of colonialism and the impact of traditional rituals in a fictional rural Kenyan village.

— chronicle staff report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Theater capsule reviews and listings, week of May 27," 24 May 2018
Back in their seats after the first act, guests were treated to more from Robbins’s repertoire and a world premiere from resident choreographer, wunderkind Justin Peck.

— lilah ramzi, Vogue, "Ballet Enthusiasts of All Ages Attend the NYCB’s Spring Gala," 4 May 2018
The play earned a rolling world premiere at four theaters, with ATC becoming the fourth this week.

— lawrence toppman, charlotteobserver, "His play about gender got a new ending – during the HB2 debate. Now it premieres at Actor’s Theatre. | Charlotte Observer," 25 Apr. 2018
In Part One – the company’s highest-selling world premiere – audiences watched John Jacob Astor's overland and oceanic expeditions struggle toward Oregon to expand his fur trading empire.

— OregonLive.com, "'Astoria' winds up, as does director's tenure at Portland Center Stage," 29 Jan. 2018
The rest of the program includes a world premiere by Sky Macklay and recent works by Jonathan Hannau, Jesse Marino, Chris Fischer-Lockhead and Murat Colak.

— john von rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Recommended Chicago classical concerts for June 1-7," 31 May 2018
Mountainfilm is the world premiere of Return to Mount Kennedy, which has an original score by Eddie Vedder.

— heather hansman, Outside Online, "5 Movies We're Excited to See at Telluride Mountainfilm," 24 May 2018

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