Whereas the Depraved forged was dancing by means of 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 street.
All through the primary Depraved film, Elphaba and Glinda each have crushes on new Shiz College scholar Fiyero (Bailey). The forged 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 all the way down to scheduling conflicts.
“They have been attempting to maneuver mountains to make it occur,” choreographer Christopher Scott advised Selection. “We wished 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 Via Life’ in Jonathan Bailey’s Place?
Jonathan Bailey performs ‘Dancing Via Life’ in ‘Depraved.’ Giles Keyte / Common Footage / Courtesy of Everett Assortment
In the course of the pretaped One Great Night time particular, Yang was tapped to face in for Bailey. (Yang portrays Glinda’s buddy and Shiz classmate Pfannee within the movies.)
“It opened up this chance to see one other aspect of him,” Scott advised Selection.
Along with Yang tackling the “Dancing Via Life” choreography, costars Slater and Bode additionally wore duplicate Fiyero costumes in Bailey’s honor.
What Are Jonathan Bailey’s Upcoming Tasks?
Bailey, who was not too long ago 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 appearing hiatus.
“I’ve been working solidly for about three years now, which has been wonderful and mind-blowing,” he advised British GQ in September. “With every part taking place on the earth proper now, I’m going to cease appearing for a bit subsequent yr and simply concentrate on The Shameless Fund.”
Bailey, who’s homosexual, launched The Shameless Fund in 2024 to help the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood.
“Over the following few months, I’ll be specializing in staffing and ensuring we get all the proper folks in all the proper locations,” he advised the outlet. “There’s this statistic: out of each £100 raised within the UK, only one [pence] goes to the LGBTQ+ neighborhood. You actually should dig to search out options, and I genuinely assume The Shameless Fund is precisely that.”
