Topics: Ariana Grande, Celebrity, TV And Film, Wicked, Music, UK News, Social Media
Ariana Grande fans have been issued a very stern warning after she confirmed a major Jonathan Bailey rumour.
Wicked fans will no doubt still be reeling after it was announced that Grande and Bailey will be collaborating again soon in an upcoming stage adaptation of Sunday in the Park with George, which will be held at the Barbican Centre in London next year.
Tickets for the new production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning hit, directed by Marianne Elliott, will surely be highly-coveted, given that the arts venue has a 1,156-seat capacity,
The two Hollywood A-listers appeared to confirm the widespread speculation after Bailey, 37, shared a snap alongside Grande on Instagram.
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The viral image in question shows Grande, 32, sitting in a seat alongside Bailey, inside a gallery in front of the colossal painting that inspired the 1984 Stephen Sondheim musical.
He captioned the photo with the quote, 'All it has to be is good' - lyrics from the musical's titular song - and also tagged the Art Institute of Chicago as the location.
After seeing the production adverts, fans rushed to social media to share their thoughts, with one X user writing: "Reminder that this is NOT a concert. This is professional theatre that requires a certain etiquette. Please be respectful to the theatre community."
A second commiserated: "This worries me so much."
"AND ppl better not be mfing standing blocking people's view like go to a concert for that, not a theatre," slammed a third as a fourth hit out: "That means NO F*CKING SINGING ALONG."
A fifth worried: "No, because I would go to see Jonathan and Ari (I also love musical theatre), but I just know people in the audience would ruin it."
"They had better SIT DOWN and SHUT UP," echoed another.
And a final X user added: "Like no screaming and no recording during the show, please!"
For anyone not too familiar with the plot of the highly-anticipated 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.
According to the official Barbican website, tickets will go on sale in May 2026 and will only be sold via the official Barbican website and box office.
