Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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The upcoming London revival of Sunday In The Park With George has been cancelled after A-listers Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey dropped out.
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listers → publish → George
The Wicked stars had been due to reunite on stage in the Stephen Sondheim show at the Barbican next year.
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stars → reunite → Barbican
Last month, Grande announced she was pulling out of the musical as part of her decision to take a break from the spotlight after completing her Eternal Sunshine Tour.
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she → announce → Tour
Earlier this month, Bailey also revealed he was withdrawing from the show.
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he → reveal → show
Production company Empire Street Productions initially said it would continue as planned but on Monday announced the musical would no longer be staged in 2027.
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musical → say → 2027
Show may run in 2028
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Show → run → 2028
A statement from the company said: "The planned 2027 production of Sunday in the Park with George at the Barbican will no longer proceed as scheduled.
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production → say → Barbican
"Empire Street Productions will retain the rights with a view to presenting the production in 2028.
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Productions → retain → 2028
Further details will be announced in due course."
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details → announce → course
US composer Sondheim and playwright James Lapine created the original musical, which debuted on Broadway in 1984.
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which → create → 1984
Sunday in the Park with George was inspired by French painter Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, in which a fictional version of the artist is consumed by his work.
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version → inspire → work
Grande and Bailey played Glinda and Fiyero in the film adaptation of Wicked and its sequel, Wicked: For Good.
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Grande → play → Good
Grande's publicist announced in August that the singer and actress would be "taking a step back from visibility" after her recent tour ended.
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tour → announce → visibility
A representative for the US star told People magazine that she "will be taking a step back from visibility" when the tour ends, after her appearances led to "endless, ongoing public scrutiny".
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appearances → tell → scrutiny
She later told fans at a Chicago concert: "The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing.
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that → tell → concert
It is something that I had decided to plan... quietly, a long time ago."
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I → decide → that
"I heard my fans were worried negativity was ruining things for me but... that could not be more than the opposite.
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that → hear → opposite
"Boundaries need to be set, human beings do need a break sometimes."
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beings → need → break
When Bailey pulled out of Sunday in the Park with George at the beginning of September, he voiced support for its director Marianne Elliott, external and said: "I so look forward to seeing what the team, and the two actors who will now take on these roles, will create with it," he continued.
"I wish the very best to the entire company.
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I → pull → company
I will be cheering them on as they continue with this production."
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they → cheer → production
Bailey previously collaborated with Elliot on the play Cock and Sondheim's musical Company in the West End.
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Bailey → collaborate → End
The Aporia
