{"id":695497,"date":"2026-01-14T13:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/695497\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:54:11","slug":"jonathan-bailey-ariana-grande-tease-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-west-end-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/695497\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Bailey & Ariana Grande tease Sunday in the Park with George West End run"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have Jonathan Bailey<\/strong> and Ariana Grande<\/strong> just confirmed their roles in a new production of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s Sunday in the Park with George<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Last month we wrote about the rumour<\/a> swirling around theatreland that a new production of Sondheim\u2019s musical is heading to London\u2019s Barbican Theatre<\/a><\/strong> in 2027, reuniting the stars of blockbuster movies Wicked and Wicked: For Good, Jonathan Bailey<\/a><\/strong> (Richard II, Company) and pop superstar Ariana Grande<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The rumours have now gone into overdrive as Jonathan and Ariana posted a photo today of the pair sitting in front of one of George Seurat\u2019s most famous paintings, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, at the Art Institute of Chicago, with the words \u201cAll it has to be is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stephen Sondheim, who died in 2021 aged 91, collaborated with James Lapine on the musical, which is inspired by the French painter George Seurat\u2019s work A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. The show follows a character called George, a fictional version of the painter, who immerses himself in the painting.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Bailey will be following in the footsteps of Jake Gyllenhaal, who played the role on Broadway in 2017 alongside Annaleigh Ashford. The pair were scheduled to star in the show at London\u2019s Savoy Theatre from June 2020, although this was then postponed after Covid.<\/p>\n

Directed by Marianne Elliott<\/p>\n

Tony Award and Olivier Award winner Marianne Elliott<\/strong> is set to direct Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning show.<\/p>\n

A London production of Sunday in the Park with George directed by Marianne Elliott had been originally rumoured<\/a> to star Andrew Garfield<\/a><\/strong>, although it seems that revival is no longer going ahead.<\/p>\n

Marianne Elliott will be returning to Sondheim following her acclaimed West End and Broadway revival of Company<\/strong>, which starred Jonathan Bailey, alongside Rosalie Craig (Riot Women).<\/p>\n

Marianne Elliott\u2019s recent projects include directing Nick Payne\u2019s new play The Unbelievers<\/a><\/strong> at the Royal Court starring Nicola Walker; and coming up, a major revival of\u00a0Les Liaisons Dangereuses<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the National Theatre, starring Monica Barbaro, Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner.<\/p>\n

Sondheim in London<\/p>\n

Another Sondheim and Lapine show, Into the Woods<\/a><\/strong>, is now playing at the Bridge Theatre in London, directed by Jordan Fein. The show has proved a smash-hit with the critics, getting a slate of five-star reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday in the Park with George in London<\/p>\n

Sunday in the Park with George is rumoured to be playing at the Barbican Theatre<\/strong> in London in summer 2027, ahead of the Barbican closing for refurbishment<\/a> in 2028.<\/p>\n

More about Sunday in the Park with George tickets<\/a> in London<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcf7\u00a0Main photo: Sunday in the Park with George in London rumoured to star Jonathan Bailey (Richard II, Photo by Manuel Harlan) & Ariana Grande (Wicked For Good UK premiere, Photo by Zekariah Al-Bostani (c) Universal)<\/p>\n

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