Premiere

Noun

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

Verb

 * 1)  Of a film or play, to play for the first time.
 * The new film premieres this weekend.
 * 1)  To present a film or play for the first time.
 * The local theatre will premiere its latest play this week.

Thesaurus
be a gas, be a hit, benefit, bill, bomb, debut, dramatize, entertainment, exhibit, exhibition, fail, farewell performance, feature, first, flesh show, flop, headline, initial, make a hit, melodramatize, mount, open, open a show, opening, original, performance, premiere, present, presentation, presentment, preview, produce, production, put on, scenarize, set the stage, show, stage, stage presentation, star, succeed, swan song, theatrical performance, theatricalize, try out, tryout

Alternative forms

 * première

Etymology
From première "first"

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: premier (in some US pronunciations, not in UK pronunciation)

Noun

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 首演, 初次的演出
 * Czech:
 * French: première
 * German:


 * Hungarian: ,
 * Japanese: 初演, 封切り
 * Polish:
 * Russian: премьера
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * : première