I think if the director had wanted that he would have done it. It's not like there is a shortage of talented singers and dancers in this country, he probably could have just picked 2 at random from Broadway and they would have been better in that aspect. But the singing and dancing was a relatively small portion of the movie, all things considered -- Gosling had, what, 3 songs? And Stone had 4. I think it was more important that the actors had chemistry and dramatic acting ability rather than being exceptional singers and dancers. Chazelle made the right choice IMO.
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