Pakistan, Aug. 3 -- Ariana Grande has withdrawn from the upcoming West End revival of Sunday in the Park with George, ending plans for her highly anticipated return to the stage. Her representative confirmed that the singer will step back from public-facing work after completing her Eternal Sunshine Tour. As a result, producers will now begin searching for a new actress to take over the leading role.

Grande was set to reunite with her Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in the production, directed by Marianne Elliott. She had been cast in the dual roles of Dot and Marie, while Bailey was scheduled to play the famous French painter Georges Seurat. Their on-stage reunion had generated strong excitement among theatre fans after the project was a...