world premiere

noun

|Updated on: 23 Jun 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

Actor Caleb Landry Jones, recently seen in the Oscar-winning Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, will present the world premiere of Peter Brunner's competition film To the Night.

— nick holdsworth, The Hollywood Reporter, "Karlovy Vary Festival to Honor Tim Robbins," 19 June 2018
Also on the festival lineup is the world premiere of the Oboe Concerto by Pulitzer Prize-winner and Peabody Institute faculty member Kevin Puts, written for BSO principal oboist Katherine Needleman.

— tim smith, baltimoresun.com, "BSO's second New Music Festival to offer another colorful mix of works by living composers," 19 June 2018
In what should have come as a surprise to absolutely no one, Rihanna showed up to the world premiere of Ocean’s 8 looking criminally flawless.

— megan mccluskey, Time, "Rihanna's Criminally Flawless Look Stole the Show at the Ocean's 8 Premiere," 6 June 2018
The dance scene tends to slow down in the summer, but this year Group Motion is celebrating its 50th anniversary and BalletX will present a world premiere.

— ellen dunkel, Philly.com, "Philadelphia's summer dance shows: BalletX, Group Motion, and a 15-hour production," 30 May 2018
First Floor Theater artistic director Hutch Pimentel directs the world premiere of Lucas Baisch's righteously nightmarish drama of office politics at the end of the world.

— dmitry samarov, Chicago Reader, "Refrigerator is a chilling look into the near future," 25 May 2018
This world premiere is an adaptation of Christopher Paul Curtis' classic novel and will be directed by Wardell Julius Clark for children age 9 and up.

— kt hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, "The Chicago Children's Theatre announces inclusive 2018-19 season," 9 May 2018
Besides offering three ballets by Robbins, the program also includes two works that had their world premieres at the gala.

— robert greskovic, WSJ, "A Celebration of Jerome Robbins," 8 May 2018
Three years ago, Baltimore Center Stage drew crowds to the world premiere of a musical about reggae star Bob Marley.

— tim smith, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore Center Stage celebrates the sounds of R&B record label in new production 'Soul: The Stax Musical'," 4 May 2018

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