world premiere
noun
: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world
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The chiller is set to make its world premiere at SXSW as part of the fest’s Midnighter section.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
Verve Ventures, Verve’s film financing and sales division, has boarded Good Boy to represent worldwide rights, ahead of the horror-thriller’s SXSW world premiere.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
The play, written by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, will make its world premiere at the Irish Repertory Theatre’s Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage starting April 2, ahead of an April 13 opening night.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
And on April 17-19, Red Clay Dance Company returns to the Dance Center for the first time in five years, presenting a world premiere by Bebe Miller.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
Verve Ventures, Verve’s film financing and sales division, has boarded Good Boy to represent worldwide rights, ahead of the horror-thriller’s SXSW world premiere.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
The play, written by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, will make its world premiere at the Irish Repertory Theatre’s Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage starting April 2, ahead of an April 13 opening night.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
And on April 17-19, Red Clay Dance Company returns to the Dance Center for the first time in five years, presenting a world premiere by Bebe Miller.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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“World premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20premiere. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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