Madonna Makes Surprise Appearance at Britney’s NYC Show

Madonna made a surprise appearance at Britney Spears‘ sold-out Circus show Wednesday in New York City.

Shortly before Spears, 27, took the stage at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, Madonna, 50, arrived with her manager Guy Oseary (and several bodyguards) and headed to one of the VIP suites.

“She purposely walked up the main stairs in front of everybody so they would all notice her. Celebrities definitely don’t need to go up the main stairs to get to their suites.”

During the 90-minute show, Spears gyrated her way through mostly tunes from her last two albums, Circus and Blackout. Madonna left right before Spears’ encore of “Womanizer.” As hordes of screaming fans gathered around her, Madonna had a little smirk on her face.

“Britney was thrilled to have her there!” read a message on Spears’ Web site.

Spears performs Friday in Newark, New Jersey.

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