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Ariana Grande Pulls Out of Barbican Sondheim Show

8/4/2026

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Ariana Grande announced she will withdraw from the Barbican’s production of Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George.”
Empire Street Productions said she will not appear opposite Jonathan Bailey and the Barbican hopes to welcome her back later.
She will take a “well-earned break” after her Eternal Sunshine Tour ends on 1 September 2026.
At Chicago’s United Center on 4 August 2026, she told fans decision was planned “quietly, a long time ago.”

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Ariana Grande announced she will withdraw from the Barbican’s production of Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George.”
Empire Street Productions said she will not appear opposite Jonathan Bailey and the Barbican hopes to welcome her back later.
She will take a “well-earned break” after her Eternal Sunshine Tour ends on 1 September 2026.
At Chicago’s United Center on 4 August 2026, she told fans decision was planned “quietly, a long time ago.”