There's a chance that Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey take their undeniable onscreen chemistry to the stage.
According to Deadline, the Wicked: For Good costars are in discussions to revive Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George, with the show planned to begin performances in 2027. The report says sources close to the project are "cautiously optimistic" about having the two join the production, and they also said the two "excelled" in early read-throughs of the show.
In a recent interview with The New York Times last month, Grande hinted at the possibility of returning to the stage, saying, "It’s not on Broadway, but it’s something that I’m very excited about and inspired by.”
Sondheim penned the music for the Pulitzer Prize-winning show, whereas James Lapine wrote the book. It was inspired by Georges Seurat's pointillist painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, which depicts Parisians of different social classes enjoying a day in the park by the Seine. The show is a fictionalized account of who the people in the painting might be, and one of those people is Seurat's lover, Dot. The roles were originally opened on Broadway with Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in the lead roles.
Grande and Bailey have experience in the theater. The latter recently worked with Marianne Elliott on the 2018 production of Company, whereas Grande made her Broadway debut in the original cast of 13: The Musical. Grande's schedule is about to get much busier after wrapping up press for Wicked and throughout her Oscars campaign. Not to mention her upcoming Eternal Sunshine tour that starts in June 2026. It'll be a miracle if she makes time to secure her role for this new project — but the Glinda actress is also no stranger to magic.
