Whereas the Depraved solid was dancing via life on the Depraved: One Great Night time tv particular, the Winkie Prince himself (a.ok.a. Jonathan Bailey) was notably absent.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo headlined a one-night-only live performance occasion that aired on NBC on Thursday, November 6, the place they sang songs from Depraved and the upcoming Depraved: For Good. The ladies have been joined by a number of of their costars, all whereas gushing about their expertise making the blockbuster movie and teasing the sequel's twists.
Depraved, directed by Jon M. Chu, was tailored from the hit Broadway musical and charts the tales of the Depraved Witch of the West (Erivo) and Glinda the Good Witch of the North (Grande) lengthy earlier than The Wizard of Oz's Dorothy went down the yellow brick highway.
All through the primary Depraved film, Elphaba and Glinda each have crushes on new Shiz College scholar Fiyero (Bailey). The solid is rounded out by Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode and Bowen Yang, most of whom appeared on stage throughout One Great Night time.
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Why Wasn't Jonathan Bailey at ‘Depraved: One Great Night time?'
It seems that Bailey's absence got here right down to scheduling conflicts.
“They have been making an attempt to maneuver mountains to make it occur,” choreographer Christopher Scott informed Variety. “We needed to honor Jonathan, and honor the present, and provides the followers one thing contemporary and new that was enjoyable for them.”
Who Carried out ‘Dancing By Life' in Jonathan Bailey's Place?
Jonathan Bailey performs ‘Dancing By Life' in ‘Depraved.' Giles Keyte / Common Photos / Courtesy of Everett Assortment
Through the pretaped One Great Night time particular, Yang was tapped to face in for Bailey. (Yang portrays Glinda's pal and Shiz classmate Pfannee within the movies.)
“It opened up this chance to see one other aspect of him,” Scott informed Selection.
Along with Yang tackling the “Dancing By Life” choreography, costars Slater and Bode additionally wore reproduction Fiyero costumes in Bailey's honor.
What Are Jonathan Bailey's Upcoming Tasks?
Bailey, who was lately named Folks's Sexiest Man Alive, will subsequent be seen in season 4 of Netflix's Bridgerton when it premieres in January 2026. Bailey's Anthony was notably the lead of season 2 and can return to help brother Benedict (Luke Thompson) discover love with Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha).
After selling each Depraved: For Good and Bridgerton, Bailey plans to take an performing hiatus.
“I've been working solidly for about three years now, which has been wonderful and mind-blowing,” he informed British GQ in September. “With every little thing taking place on this planet proper now, I'm going to cease performing for a bit subsequent yr and simply deal with The Shameless Fund.”
Bailey, who's homosexual, launched The Shameless Fund in 2024 to help the LGBTQIA+ group.
“Over the subsequent few months, I'll be specializing in staffing and ensuring we get all the proper individuals in all the proper locations,” he informed the outlet. “There's this statistic: out of each £100 raised within the UK, only one [pence] goes to the LGBTQ+ group. You actually need to dig to search out options, and I genuinely assume The Shameless Fund is strictly that.”
