 On the ABC special , A Very Gaga Thanksgiving , the singer performed an acoustic version of " Marry the Night " . Her look , consisting of a shoulder @-@ less black dress with matching hand gloves , was compared by James Dinh of MTV News to actress Audrey Hepburn . The performance was shot on top of a balcony , with Gaga giving poses while holding the microphone . On the CBS special titled The Grammy Nominations Concert Live ! – Countdown to Music 's Biggest Night — where the nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards were revealed — Gaga opened the show with " Marry the Night " , performing in a zombie @-@ like costume . Todd Martens from Los Angeles Times described it as a " dance @-@ meets @-@ hair metal mix @-@ up " , while comparing the choreography of the dance to Michael Jackson 's music video for " Thriller " , and complimented Gaga 's vocals . At the 2011 Jingle Ball in Los Angeles , Gaga performed the song in an imitation of the music video , by perching atop a hospital bed and singing from there . She also headlined Z100 's Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden . Her set included current hits from Born This Way and a hospital gown @-@ clad " Marry the Night " finale that paid tribute to her music video . On December 9 , 2011 she gave a ballet @-@ themed performance of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . Gaga also performed " Marry the Night " on the 2011 Music Station Super Live in Japan and she performed a medley of " Heavy Metal Lover / Marry the Night / Born This Way " on Dick Clark 's New Year 's Rockin ' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31 , 2011 . The song was performed as the second encore on the Born This Way Ball . 
