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Ariana Grande & Jonathan Bailey Will Star In Sunday In The Park With George
The Wicked co-stars confirmed the rumors.
Ariana Grande is heading back home to the stage. On Jan. 14, the actor-singer and her Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey confirmed that they would reunite to lead a new stage production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1984 musical Sunday in the Park With George in London.
In a joint Instagram post, the two shared a photo posing in front of Georges Seurat’s famous painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” which inspired the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize–winning musical. “All it has to be is good,” they captioned the post, quoting a lyric from the show’s signature song “Finishing the Hat.”
Later that day, London’s Barbican Theatre confirmed that Grande and Bailey would star in their new production of Sunday in the Park, directed by Marianne Elliott, which is set to premiere in 2027. Tickets will go on sale in spring 2026, with specific dates still to be announced, and fans can sign up for ticket information on the show’s official website.
Deadline first reported in December that a new revival starring Grande and Bailey was in the early stages of development, after rumors swirled on social media.
The musical is split into two acts with the same cast playing different characters. Bailey will play George, an exaggerated version of Seurat, while Grande will portray his muse and lover, Dot. In the second act, the focus switches to George’s great-grandson and his grandmother, Marie.
Ari & Jonny’s Stage History
Before breaking out as a pop superstar, Grande got her start in theater, starring in the Broadway musical 13 in 2008 alongside her future Victorious co-star Elizabeth Gillies. While she’s starred in TV and film adaptations of Broadway musicals, earning an Oscar nomination for her Wicked role as Glinda, Sunday in the Park would mark Grande’s return to the stage after nearly two decades.
Bailey also got his start in theater as a child actor in London, starring in Les Misérables on the West End at just 8 years old. However, his theater experience is much more extensive. Elliott previously directed Bailey in the 2018 West End revival of Company and the 2022 play Cock. Last year, Bailey played the titular role in a new London production of Shakespeare’s Richard II.
