The musical’s choreographer tells THR of getting starstruck by the ‘Stranger Things’ cast, mapping Fallon’s “raunchy waltz” with Justin Timberlake and often being confused with the ‘This Is Us’ actress of the same name.
From the very beginning, the Golden Globes were all about La La Land. Sunday night’s awards show kicked off with an elaborate pre-taped musical number that was a recreation of the Lionsgate film’s opening song-and-dance, as host Jimmy Fallon navigated a red-carpet traffic jam with Lion’s Nicole Kidman, Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington, the cast of Stranger Things and Courtney B. Vance, Sterling K. Brown, John Travolta and Sarah Paulson of The People v. O.J. Simpson. Some cameos were made in character — Westworld’s Evan Rachel Wood powered down in her blue dress, while the hooded Rami Malek of Mr. Robot hacked the Tonight Show host’s hard drive — while others paid tribute to their roles, as Arrival’s Amy Adams was backed by dancers in HAZMAT suits.
How did the sunny, star-studded segment come together? “It was a bit of a scramble to get everyone cast, but if Jimmy Fallon calls, it’s like, ‘Of course,’” La La Land choreographer Mandy Moore tells The Hollywood Reporter of mapping the five-minute cold open, which was written and directed by The Tonight Show’s Dan Opsal and shot by the film’s steadicam operator Ari Robbins.
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