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Ariana Grande brought out Cynthia Erivo to perform at her Aug. 16 Eternal Sunshine stop at London’s O2.
The “Wicked” stars sang “For Good” and “Happy Days” on the second night in the U.K. for Grande’s tour.
Grande is currently on her Eternal Sunshine Tour, which shares a title with her seventh studio album. The tour is scheduled to conclude with 10 dates at London’s O2 Arena, ending on Sept. 1.
Following the conclusion of the tour, Grande will be taking a step back from public appearances. “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,” Grande’s rep told People in early August.
Upon news of her break, it was also revealed that Grande dropped out of the West End revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George,” in which she was set to star alongside another “Wicked” alum, Jonathan Bailey.
The “public scrutiny” has reached a fever pitch in recent years as Grande has been on a hectic run of promotion. Her physical appearance has been put under a microscope online. Her eighth studio album, “Petal,” was released on July 31. The music video for the title track, released concurrently, stirred up additional concerns about her physical appearance.
Grande and Erivo starred in Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” and its sequel “Wicked: For Good” as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively. After release of the first film, they both received Oscar nominations for their roles.
