Ariana Grande will take a break from the public eye shortly after her Chicago performances this week.
Ariana Grande will take a break from the public eye shortly after her Chicago performances this week
A representative for Grande told People magazine that the 33-year-old singer “will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour.”
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Grande is slated to perform Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at Chicago’s United Center as part of the tour, the last performance in the U.S. before she wraps up in London on Sept. 1
“She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily, and then taking a much-deserved break from public-facing work and appearances, which has led to endless, ongoing public scrutiny,” her rep said
Grande’s decision means she will pull out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said. She had been due to star alongside her “Wicked” co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George” at the Barbican theater in 2027
Empire Street Productions said Sunday that Grande will no longer be part of the production
“We know this cannot have been an easy decision, and she makes it with our complete understanding and support,” the company said. It said the production will open next summer as planned, with casting announced “in due course.”
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Grande found fame as a child performer on Nickelodeon before releasing her debut album, “Yours Truly,” in 2013. She has won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for a supporting actress Academy Award for the big-screen adaptation of the musical “Wicked.”
