What Elements of Stage Directing Did You Employ in Making This Film?

"We all need a friend like Michael, you know, who will tell us what we need to hear in the moment," says Larson. "I knew I needed theater actors to populate this film from number one on the call sheet in Jigarfield." The director and choreographer also learned that from working with Rob Marshall and Mary Poppins. "[Larson] couldn't afford to rehearse for three months but we rehearsed as much as we could so that not only the dance sequences, but really just sort of continuing to workshop the show".