first night vs premiere

first night

noun
  • The first public performance of a play or other show, normally assumed to be held in the evening. 

  • The first night after marriage. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, night. 

premiere

noun
  • The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests. 

  • In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first. 

  • The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show. 

  • The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast. 

verb
  • Of a film or play, to play for the first time. 

  • To present a film or play for the first time. 

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