--- --- # Watch Ariana Grande Make a Surprise Appearance at a Broadway Concert  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 5, 2016 9:59 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 5, 2016 9:59 PM UTC [Ariana Grande’s](http://time.com/4097658/ariana-grande-sexist-radio-hosts/) rise to international pop stardom began when she made her Broadway debut in the 2008 musical _13_, which featured music and lyrics by composer Jason Robert Brown. The star paid tribute to the show by joining the Tony winner on stage Monday for a [surprise performance](http://time.com/4162241/ariana-grande-performs-disney-christmas-parade/) at his Hollywood concert. “I happened to bump into an international pop star the other day and I asked her if it would be fun to sing a tune or two and she said, ‘Three,'” Brown joked as he introduced Grande. “And I said, ‘Three would be fine.'” **Read More:** [Ariana Grande on Doughnut Licking Incident: ‘There’s Nothing to Justify It’](http://time.com/4035045/ariana-grande-donut-licking-apology/) The [22-year-old singer ](http://time.com/4094111/ariana-grande-focus/)was greeted with loud applause by the audience before performing two songs from the musical, “The Lamest Place In the World” and “Brand New You,” along with “Getting Out,” a song from Brown’s album _Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes_. Watch the full video above. Ariana Grande Surprise Performance with Jason Robert Brown ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4168368/ariane-grande-jalon-robert-brown-surprise-performance/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4168368/ariane-grande-jalon-robert-brown-surprise-performance/"},"headline":"Watch Ariana Grande Make a Surprise Appearance at a Broadway Concert","datePublished":"2016-01-05T21:59:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:20.071Z","description":"Maybe now everyone will forgive her for 'doughnut-gate'","url":"https://time.com/4168368/ariane-grande-jalon-robert-brown-surprise-performance/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Music","broadway","Musicals","Ariana Grande","singers"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4168368/ariane-grande-jalon-robert-brown-surprise-performance/","name":"Watch Ariana Grande Make a Surprise Appearance at a Broadway Concert"}}]}] ```