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Wicked's Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey tease theatre reunion
- Today, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey teased a West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George, planned for summer 2027 at London's Barbican Theatre.
- With both stars easing screen commitments, Ariana Grande will take a break after her 2026 Eternal Sunshine tour while Jonathan Bailey pauses acting to focus on The Shameless Fund, aligning schedules for summer 2027.
- In a staged photograph, the actors sat before Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte at The Art Institute of Chicago, with Bailey captioning `All it has to be good`; Deadline reported Marianne Elliott is set to direct.
- So far, the Barbican has not confirmed the reports despite BBC Newsbeat and other outlets seeking comment, while fans and theatre figures reacted enthusiastically under the post on Wednesday.
- A 2027 Barbican engagement would precede the Barbican Theatre's planned 2028 refurbishment and could mark Ariana Grande's potential West End debut, boosting ticket demand for the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park With George.
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On Wednesday, January 14, it was confirmed, through the creation of an official Instagram account of the project, that Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey will be the protagonists of a new staging of Sunday in the Park with George. The announcement came accompanied by the first official poster, which both artists began to follow and share from their own accounts.
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