Fans were left amazed on Saturday night when Lady Gaga unexpectedly performed a mini-concert at Netflix’s Tudum event. Just when the audience thought things couldn’t get any crazier, she surprised everyone by bringing a popular actress onto the stage for a shocking revelation.
The 39-year-old Academy Award winner electrified the Kia Forum in LA with an 8-minute mashup of her popular songs, including her recent release, Abracadabra, all in celebration of Netflix’s hit series Wednesday.
Making a grand entrance from a coffin labeled ‘Here Lies the Mother Queen,’ Gaga fully embraced the eerie theme, accompanied by dancers embodying the spirit of the Addams Family — a clear reference to her confirmed appearance in Season 2 of Wednesday, as announced by Netflix during the event.
She even busted out the viral dance from Season 1, originally performed by the show’s lead Jenna Ortega to The Cramps’ Goo Goo Muck — which famously went viral when it was mashed up with Gaga’s own track Bloody Mary.
And in a full-circle moment that brought the house down, Gaga welcomed Ortega herself to the stage.
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Lady Gaga stunned fans on Saturday night with a surprise mini-concert at Netflix ’s Tudum event — and just when the crowd thought it couldn’t get any wilder, she brought a superstar actress to the stage for a jaw-dropping reveal
The 39-year-old Oscar winner lit up the Kia Forum in LA with an 8-minute medley of hits, including her latest single Abracadabra, all in honor of the streamer’s smash series Wednesday
Gaga shocked fans when she welcomed the show’s star Jenna Ortega to the stage
During the electrifying performance, Gaga stunned in her chic attire as a swarm of Wednesdays flooded the stage.
Ortega, fully in character, then made her entrance—crossing to a dining table eerily decked out with spiderwebs and severed heads—giving Gaga time to slip into a dramatic red velvet gown.
Gaga then belted out Zombieboy, amd brought the house down with a spellbinding rendition of Abracadabra.
Closing the theatrical medley on a high note with the iconic Addams Family theme, Gaga strutted back to the coffin, blowing a kiss as it sealed shut behind her.
After the performance, Gaga hopped on Instagram to share a striking snap of her and Ortega standing side by side in a coffin, arms folded and totally in character.
She captioned it, ‘#DEAD @jennaortega love u lady.’
Wednesday follows Ortega as the psychic Addams Family daughter navigating life at Nevermore Academy.
The breakout hit first premiered in November 2022.
After the performance, Gaga hopped on Instagram to share a striking snap of her and Ortega standing side by side in a coffin, arms folded and totally in character
Ortega, fully in character, then made her entrance—crossing to a dining table eerily decked out with spiderwebs and severed heads—giving Gaga time to slip into a dramatic red velvet gown
She even busted out the viral dance from Season 1, originally performed by the show’s lead Jenna Ortega to The Cramps’ Goo Goo Muck — which famously went viral when it was mashed up with Gaga’s own track Bloody Mary
During the electrifying performance, Gaga stunned as a swarm of Wednesdays flooded the stage
Closing the theatrical medley on a high note with the iconic Addams Family theme, Gaga strutted back to the coffin, blowing a kiss as it sealed shut behind her
Netflix officially confirmed Gaga’s cameo in Season 2 during the Tudum event, posting: ‘Welcome to Nevermore, Mother Monster.’
They added: ‘Lady Gaga will guest star in Wednesday Season 2 Part 2 as Rosaline Rotwood — a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday.’
The streaming giant revealed the pop icon shot her role in a single day while filming on location in Ireland.
Her casting was first leaked back in November.
In 2022, Ortega revealed that she was given two days to choreograph her own moves for the iconic dance scene in the Netflix show.
While visiting The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Jenna said that two days before the scene was shot, the director, Tim Burton, had asked her to choreograph her own dance.
The talented beauty admitted that while Tim had thought she had been working on something for a while, the star actually ‘had no plan’.
Jenna informed Jimmy that she ‘didn’t sleep for two days’ and watched numerous videos to gather ideas, such as watching ‘archival footage of Goth kids dancing in clubs in the ’80s.’
Netflix officially confirmed Gaga’s cameo in Season 2 during the Tudum event, posting: ‘Welcome to Nevermore, Mother Monster’
The streaming giant revealed the pop icon shot her role in a single day while filming on location in Ireland
In 2022, Ortega revealed that she was given two days to choreograph her own moves for the iconic dance scene in the Netflix show
Ortega, (left), has revealed she took inspiration from the original Wednesday Addams, Lisa Loring, (right) as well as Siouxsie And The Banshees for THAT viral dance in the new Netflix series
She also revealed she took inspiration from the original Wednesday Addams, Lisa Loring.
The Scream actress stated that Netflix had told her that the dance would go viral on TikTok but that she didn’t believe it. ‘And then they were right,’ she humorously added.
The role of Wednesday Addams in the film adaptations was previously made iconic by Christina Ricci.
Netflix also dropped the first six minutes of the Season 2 premiere at the event.
Part 1 of the new season premieres August 6, with Part 2 dropping September 3.
