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

But on opening night against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field, Freeland was rocked like he’d never been rocked before. —Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024

The musical, which made its world premiere Off Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company last December, will begin performances at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Friday, February 21, 2025, with an opening night set for Wednesday, March 19. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024

The only person who had the script from opening night was Billy Crystal. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2024

This show will debut at New World Stages in New York City on Saturday, Nov. 2, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal, ahead of an official opening night on Wednesday, Nov. 13. —Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024