Ariana Grande to 'step back from visibility' amid intense scrutiny

<p>Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said, and plans to withdraw from the public eye for a break from the intense scrutiny she faces.</p> <p>Grande 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 theatre in 2027.</p> <p>Empire Street Productions said Sunday that Grande will no longer be part of the London production. 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”.</p> <p>“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,” the statement said.