{"id":758294,"date":"2026-09-03T01:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/758294\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T01:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:42:10","slug":"jonathan-bailey-drops-out-of-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-revival-in-london-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/758294\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Bailey Drops Out Of ‘Sunday In The Park With George’ Revival In London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: After Ariana Grande <\/a>announced she was departing the West End revival of Sunday in the Park with George<\/a> last month, sources say Jonathan Bailey<\/a> is now exiting the play as well. Bailey released a statement on his socials that you can read below:<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAri is one of my dearest friends, and my support for her is unwavering. Marianne is extraordinary and one of my longest collaborators and friends,\u201d Bailey says. \u201cAfter much consideration, I have decided to also step back from Sunday in the Park with George.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis brilliant, introspective musical has been a real passion project for me, and I feel incredibly lucky to have shared in its journey with this team. Among many things, the story explores the deep connection between George and Dot, a beautiful, devoted pairing, and I so look forward to seeing what the team, and the two actors who will now take on these roles, will create with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI wish the very best to the entire company with what will no doubt be an incredible production, and I will be cheering them on as they continue this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLast December, Deadline\u2019s Baz Bamigboye reported that Grande and Bailey were\u00a0thinking of re-teaming<\/a>\u00a0on a production of\u00a0Sunday in the Park with George, with Empire Street Productions and London\u2019s Barbican Centre confirming the next month that they\u2019d be\u00a0staging the musical<\/a>\u00a0with the pair, set for a summer 2027 opening. When Grande recently departed the project, the show\u2019s producers were previously\u00a0holding off on ticket sales<\/a>\u00a0until after Grande\u2019s tour concludes on Sept. 1 at London\u2019s O2 Arena. <\/p>\n

\n\tWith Bailey and Grande now departing, it is unknown what will happen now with both stars departing project. We will let you know more as it unfolds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: After Ariana Grande announced she was departing the West End revival of Sunday in the Park with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":758295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2868,6491,96,19613,126215,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-758294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ariana-grande","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-jonathan-bailey","tag-sunday-in-the-park-with-george","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=758294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}