Rob Marshall Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation | The Business

Rob shares stories from his work on Chicago, Annie, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mary Poppins Returns, Memoirs of a Geisha, Into the Woods, and Nine in this interview about his directing career. He recounts his experience with musicals and working in theater, as well as his choreography work for the stage and screen in this Q&A moderated by Joe Neumaier. This interview is part of The Business, a SAG-AFTRA Foundation series of discussions with industry experts, providing performers with advice on how to navigate the often complex waters of the entertainment world.

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0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Early Interest in Films and Musicals
6:27 - Annie (1999)
13:57 - Chicago (2002)
28:06 - Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
34:04 - Nine (2009)
43:30 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
50:07 - Into the Woods (2014)
1:01:15 - Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
1:24:52 - Choreography for Stage and Screen
1:29:36 - Choosing Theater and Film