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Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, US News, TV And Film, Wicked
Rhianna Benson
Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, US News, TV And Film, Wicked
A new snap of Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey has gone viral online, seemingly confirming a long-standing rumour about the pair.
For those in need of a reminder, the big-name pair met in 2023 after both being cast for the magical musical, alongside the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh.
Playing conflicted on-screen love-interests Glinda and Fiyero, the actors' chemistry was more than palpable, with Wicked fans actually shipping the pair, despite knowing the latter would end up with Erivo's Elphaba.
It wasn't just their professional partnership that left fans obsessed with the duo, however, but their adoration of one another away from the cameras, visible in joint podcast appearances, during YouTube collaborations and at award-shows.
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And for a while now, fans have been hoping that former child star Grande and Bridgerton's Bailey might collaborate again soon, following rumours that they're set to appear in an incoming stage adaptation of Sunday in the Park with George.
A major new production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning hit, directed by Marianne Elliott, was rumoured late last year to be heading to London in 2027 - more specifically to the city's much-loved Barbican Theatre.
This week, the pair seemed to confirm this widespread speculation, after Bailey, 37, shared a snap alongside his co-star.
The image in question shows hit-maker Grande, 32, sitting in a seat alongside 37-year-old British actor Bailey, inside a gallery in front of the colossal painting that inspired the 1984 Stephen Sondheim musical.
The vintage-style photograph was also captioned with the quote, 'All it has to be is good' - lyrics from the musical's titular song.
Bailey also tagged the Art Institute of Chicago as the location.
Putting two and two together, one fan gushed in the comments of the sweet snap: "ARIANA AND JONATHAN IN ‘SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE’ CONFIRMED !!!! IM SHAKING."
"sure looks like a lovely sunday in the park!!" a second teased.
"OMG SCREAMING," another added.
A fourth went on to claim: "Genuinely never been more excited about a musical in my life."
"WE WON!!!!!!!! WEST END HERE WE GO!!!!!!!" a fifth continued.
For those unfamiliar with the plot of the musical, it centres on George, a fictionalised version of the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat - the artist behind the 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' painting shown in Bailey's snap.
As George immerses himself deeply into his masterpiece, his great grandson of the same name endures an inner conflict, being a cynical contemporary artist himself.