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New Jersey's Laurie Hernandez takes Olympic gold medalist talents to Broadway’s “& Juliet”

News 12's Joel Crump sits down with gold medalist Laurie Hernandez about her new role.

Nancy Lynch

Apr 7, 2026, 12:54 PM

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Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez is bringing her athletic skills to Broadway in "& Juliet," performing in a featured dance role at the Sondheim Theatre through June 14.

The New Jersey native from Old Bridge catches up with News 12's Joel Crump about stepping onto a whole new stage.

Hernandez joins a list of other familiar faces who've hit the Broadway boards in the show, like TikTok star Charli D'Amelio from Norwalk, Connecticut, and *NSYNC's Joey Fatone, who was born in Brooklyn and raised in Orlando, Florida.


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