Ethan Slater; Ariana Grande atSpamaloton Oct. 31, 2023.Photo:Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images; WavyPeter / SplashNews.com
Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images; WavyPeter / SplashNews.com
Ariana Grandeis her boyfriendEthan Slater’s No. 1 fan.
On Tuesday, the 30-year-old singer was spotted cheering on Slater, 31, during the first preview performance ofBroadway’sSpamalotrevival at the St. James Theatre in New York City.
A source tells PEOPLE that Grande has been a “big supporter” of the production and “already has plans to go again.”
“She has seen it during tech rehearsals,” the insider shares. “She was so sweet last night, taking pictures with fans and gushing about how much she was enjoying the performances. She’s a theater kid at her core, so you see she really feels at peace being around Broadway."
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The “7 Rings” hitmaker attended Tuesday’s performance with her brotherFrankie Grandeand friend Doug Middlebrook, and she was later snapped leaving the show’s opening night with Middlebrook.
In the photos, Grande could be seen smiling as she placed a paperSpamalotcrown on her head and carried a program for the show. Middlebrook, who dressed up in a knight’s costume, also got playful at one point and laughed as he placed a crown on the musician, who sported a beige dress, brown coat and boots and white lace gloves.
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Back in August, production announced thatSlater was set to star in the musicalin the dual role of The Historian/Prince Herbert.
Grande also got her start on Broadway, starring in Jason Robert Brown’s short-lived 2008 musical13. On Sept. 30, she once againreturned to her theater rootswhen she visited the Stephen Sondheim Theatre to sit in the audience of theTony-nominated musical& Juliet.
Ariana Grande; Ethan Slater.Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty, Stephen Lovekin/Variety/Penske/Getty
Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty, Stephen Lovekin/Variety/Penske/Getty
Last month, Grande and Gomez, 28,settled their divorcejust weeks after filing, following two years of marriage.
Since Grande and Slater’s romance became public, the couple has tried tokeep their relationship out of the spotlightand keep things low-key.
As a source told PEOPLE in September, “They are just trying to navigate their new relationship in private."
source: people.com
