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opening night

noun

the first performance of a theatrical attraction, taking place in the evening:
The audience was full of celebrities on opening night.

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First recorded in 1805–15

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At the opening-night party, Mart Crowley saw Mae West sitting alone, except for the company of two musclemen bodyguards.

But the opening-night gala may not be the only place producer Michael Cohl has to get dressed up for.

The Daily Beast caught up with Broadway newcomer Julia Stiles the day after opening night.

The performance of Jesss play would have to get along without him on this opening night.

At the rival house Ponchielli's La Gioconda attracted a large but not a crowded audience on the opening night.

Haddon, she's got a bug about that dress, and she says she wants to take it to London with her, to use on the opening night.

And the thief crawls through the opening night after night; is it not outrageous?'

Barrie liked her work so much that he cabled Frohman about it on the opening night.

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