los er ". ▁She ▁then ▁s ings ▁the ▁opening ▁lines ▁of ▁" Mar ry ▁the ▁Night " ▁while ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁stage . ▁Full - color ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁concert ▁( shot ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁is ▁then ▁seen , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁black - and - white ▁back stage ▁foot age . ▁The ▁special ▁ends ▁with ▁another ▁black - and - white ▁back stage ▁scene ▁where ▁G aga ▁and ▁her ▁backup ▁sing ers ▁perform ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁a ▁cap ella . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁ ▁Lady ▁G aga ▁Pres ents ▁the ▁Mon ster ▁Ball ▁Tour : ▁At ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden ▁was ▁fil med ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden ▁in ▁G aga ' s ▁h omet own ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁two - hour ▁special ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁singer ' s ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Laur ie ann ▁Gib son ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁H BO , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁channel ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁day ▁after ▁G aga ' s ▁last ▁date ▁of ▁The ▁Mon ster ▁Ball ▁Tour . ▁The ▁channel ▁had ▁released ▁a ▁tra iler ▁for ▁the ▁special ▁in ▁YouTube ▁and ▁a ▁poster ▁in ▁their ▁website , ▁which ▁showed ▁G aga ▁with ▁her ▁characteristic ▁py rote chn ic ▁bra ▁em itting ▁spark s . ▁According ▁to ▁Billboard , ▁the ▁special ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 1 .