{"id":26300,"date":"2026-08-03T17:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26300"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:21:31","slug":"ariana-grande-exits-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-producers-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26300","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Exits\u00a0Sunday in the Park With George, Producers React"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/ariana_grande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ariana Grande<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is tapping an understudy.<\/p>\n<p>Just hours after the \u201cpetal\u201d singer\u2019s team shared she\u2019d be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1434588\/ariana-grande-taking-break-after-tour-amid-public-scrutiny-over-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">temporarily exiting the public eye<\/a> following the end of her <em>Eternal Sunshine <\/em>tour in September, the team behind the upcoming West End <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1427325\/ariana-grande-jonathan-bailey-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-revival?query=sunday%20in%20the%20park%20with%20george\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">revival of <em>Sunday in the Park with George<\/em><\/a>\u00a0confirmed she\u2019d be stepping away from the production, too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know this cannot have been an easy decision, and she makes it with our complete understanding and support,\u201d the team <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SundayParkStage\/status\/2084014042947957043?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">wrote on social media<\/a> August 2. \u201cWe wish her nothing but the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The note also noted that the musical\u2014which would have seen Grande reunite with her <em>Wicked <\/em>costar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/jonathan_bailey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jonathan Bailey<\/strong><\/a>\u2014will still open at London\u2019s the Barbican in the summer of 2027 and that casting will be announced in time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As concern has grown in recent months over Grande\u2019s health, her rep announced that the 33-year-old\u2014whose movie <em>Focker-In-Law <\/em>comes out in November\u2014planned to take a break from life in the spotlight after her <em>Eternal Sunshine <\/em>tour completes its 41-stop run on Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande\u00a0is tapping an understudy. 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