--- title: Ariana Grande Surprise Performance with Jason Robert Brown description: Ariana Grande paid tribute to the Broadway show that began her rise to international pop stardom by joining the Tony winner on stage. canonical: https://time.com/4168368/ariane-grande-jalon-robert-brown-surprise-performance/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-05T21:59:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:28:20.071Z og:title: Watch Ariana Grande Make a Surprise Appearance at a Broadway Concert og:description: Maybe now everyone will forgive her for 'doughnut-gate' og:url: https://time.com/4168368/ariane-grande-jalon-robert-brown-surprise-performance/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Ariana Grande Make a Surprise Appearance at a Broadway Concert twitter:description: Maybe now everyone will forgive her for 'doughnut-gate' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Ariana Grande Make a Surprise Appearance at a Broadway Concert > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  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_. 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