Overview
- Ariana Grande reposted Ethan Slater’s Instagram to her Story with the note, “Congratulations on a beautiful run of this very beautiful show… so very proud.”
- The shoutout marked the end of Marcel on the Train, an Off-Broadway play about mime Marcel Marceau in World War II that ran from February 5 through this week.
- Slater co-wrote and starred in the production, and Grande had been quietly liking his posts about the show throughout its run.
- The pair have kept their relationship low profile since it became public in July 2023, skipping couple shots during the Wicked: For Good press tour to keep attention on the film.
- ELLE and People highlighted the Instagram tribute, while The News International repeated a Daily Mail claim of a late-2025 rough patch based on unnamed sources that has not been verified.