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Broadway: A Beautiful Noise. New York workshops: I Know Where I’m Going (LCT, Scott Ellis), ¡Americano! (Amas/Quixote), Ten Brave Second (Asylum NYC). Some favorite regional productions: Proxy Marriage (Goodspeed, Adam Gwon, Igor Goldin), A Chorus Line (IRNE nomination). BFA Boston Conservatory. Proud NorCal transplant. Unbelievably stoked to be back in The Bean! Much love to the DGRW fam! @this.guy.makai.wo

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A Beautiful Noise A Beautiful Noise
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Original Broadway Production, 2022
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& Juliet & Juliet
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Original Broadway Production, 2022
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Photos: Kandi Burruss, Teal Wicks and More in & JULIET Photo
Photos: Kandi Burruss, Teal Wicks and More in & JULIET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2025

Check out new production photos of & Juliet with the current company, including new cast members - Real Housewives star Kandi Burruss, Teal Wicks, and many more.
Photos: Kandi Burruss Takes First Bows in & JULIET and Celebrates at After Party Photo
Photos: Kandi Burruss Takes First Bows in & JULIET and Celebrates at After Party
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 16, 2025

Kandi Burruss has returned to the stage, appearing in the Broadway musical & Juliet. Check out photos from her curtain call, backstage, and after party at Sardi's below!
Video: Cheryl Porter Gives Voice Lesson to & JULIET Audience Before Sing-Along Show Photo
Video: Cheryl Porter Gives Voice Lesson to & JULIET Audience Before Sing-Along Show
by Michael Major - Nov 14, 2025

Who better to warm up the audience at & Juliet than Cheryl Porter? Before their recent sing-along performance, Porter – who currently plays Angélique in the hit musical – led the audience in some of her signature warmups. Watch the video!
Video: Watch a 30-Second Quick Change in & JULIET on Broadway Photo
Video: Watch a 30-Second Quick Change in & JULIET on Broadway
by Michael Major - Oct 22, 2025

In a new video, Gianna Harris – who currently plays Juliet in & Juliet on Broadway – runs backstage after 'Baby One More Time,' quickly changing costumes before heading back out in front of the audience for 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely.'
Kandi Burruss Will Join the Cast of & JULIET on Broadway Photo
Kandi Burruss Will Join the Cast of & JULIET on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025

Grammy Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss will return to the stage this winter in the hit Broadway musical & Juliet. Burruss will join the cast as ‘Angélique’ for a limited engagement.
Video: Charli D'Amelio Takes Final Bow in & JULIET Photo
Video: Charli D'Amelio Takes Final Bow in & JULIET
by Michael Major - Sep 8, 2025

Watch a video of Charli D'Amelio taking her final bow in & Juliet on Broadway! The TikTok sensation and Dancing With the Stars champion made her Broadway debut in the role.
Video: Cheryl Porter Opens Up About Broadway Debut in & JULIET on TODAY Photo
Video: Cheryl Porter Opens Up About Broadway Debut in & JULIET on TODAY
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 7, 2025

On Tuesday, social media star and vocal coach Cheryl Porter made her Broadway debut as Angélique in the ongoing production of & Juliet. Ahead of her first performance, she visited TODAY with Jenna & Friends to discuss her role and shed light on the rehearsal process. Watch the interview!
Video: James Monroe Iglehart & Cheryl Porter Take First Bows in & JULIET Photo
Video: James Monroe Iglehart & Cheryl Porter Take First Bows in & JULIET
by Michael Major - Aug 6, 2025

James Monroe Iglehart and Cheryl Porter took their first bows in & Juliet last night! The duo joins the cast as 'Lance' and 'Angélique,' playing a limited engagement 13-week engagement through November 2, 2025. See the video now!
Video: Watch Cheryl Porter Prepare For Her Broadway Debut in & JULIET Photo
Video: Watch Cheryl Porter Prepare For Her Broadway Debut in & JULIET
by Michael Major - Jul 29, 2025

& Juliet has released a first look at Cheryl Porerin rehearsals for her upcoming Broadway debut. Watch a new video of her learning choreography and singing 'Oops, I Did It Again' in music rehearsal.
Photos: & JULIET, BOOP! & More Kick off Broadway in Bryant Park 2025 Photo
Photos: & JULIET, BOOP! & More Kick off Broadway in Bryant Park 2025
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Jul 11, 2025

Earlier this week, 106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park kicked off its 2025 program, bringing the best of Broadway back together for free performances, every Thursday in July. Checkout photos from inside week 1 here!
James Monroe Iglehart Joins & JULIET Next Month Photo
James Monroe Iglehart Joins & JULIET Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2025

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will join the company of & Juliet as ‘Lance’ this August. Iglehart will debut in the role on Tuesday, August 5. Learn more here!
Video: & JULIET's Maya Boyd Passes the Mic to Gianna Harris After Her Final Performan Photo
Video: & JULIET's Maya Boyd Passes the Mic to Gianna Harris After Her Final Performance
by Michael Major - Jun 9, 2025

After & Juliet star Maya Boyd played her final performance in the title role in the musical, she passed on the mic to her successor. In a new video, Broadway's next Juliet, Gianna Harris, congratulated Boyd on her run in the hit musical.
Gianna Harris and Cheryl Porter To Join & JULIET On Broadway This Summer Photo
Gianna Harris and Cheryl Porter To Join & JULIET On Broadway This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2025

& Juliet on Broadway will welcome two new stars this summer! It has just been announced that Gianna Harris will take over the title role of ‘Juliet’ in the smash hit musical beginning Tuesday, June 10. Cheryl Porter, the vocal coach known for her viral TikTok videos, making her Broadway debut in the production this August!
& JULIET to Present Sing-Along Performance in May; Joey Fatone Returns Tomorrow Photo
& JULIET to Present Sing-Along Performance in May; Joey Fatone Returns Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2025

& Juliet will host a special sing-along performance of the hit musical in May, hosted by Joey Fatone. Learn more and see how to attend performances of & Juliet.
Photos: On the Red Carpet for MCC's Miscast25 Photo
Photos: On the Red Carpet for MCC's Miscast25
by Jennifer Broski - Apr 8, 2025

MCC Theater presented Miscast- one of the most anticipated and exciting theater events in New York each year, where the biggest stars of stage and screen take to the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom, to perform songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast. Check out photos from the red carpet here!
Photos: NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass Visit Joey Fatone in & JULIET Photo
Photos: NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass Visit Joey Fatone in & JULIET
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 17, 2025

Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass recently paid a visit to fellow NSYNC member Joey Fatone during his run in & Juliet on Broadway. After the show they posed with members of the cast, including Fatone and Charli D'Amelio. Check out photos here!
Joey Fatone Will Return to & JULIET in April; Hayden Tee Also Joins the Cast Photo
Joey Fatone Will Return to & JULIET in April; Hayden Tee Also Joins the Cast
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2025

NSYNC Superstar Joey Fatone will return to the Broadway production of & Juliet for an encore engagement in the role of ‘Lance’ this April.
Charli D’Amelio Extends in & JULIET on Broadway Through September 2025 Photo
Charli D’Amelio Extends in & JULIET on Broadway Through September 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2025

Join Charli D'Amelio in her extended Broadway adventure as 'Charmion' in & JULIET, a thrilling reimagining of the classic tale. Discover more about the cast, musical journey, and ticket details.
Photos: Coldplay's Chris Martin Visits & JULIET on Broadway Photo
Photos: Coldplay's Chris Martin Visits & JULIET on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - Feb 17, 2025

Like so many other artists in popular music today, Chris Martin has connections to & Juliet. The lead singer of Coldplay, stopped by the Stephen Sondheim Theatre over the weekend to to check out the musical, which features the music of Max Martin. Martin produced the band's last two albums- Moon Music (2024) and Music of the Spheres (2021). 
Video: Jonathan Groff Dances to 'Roar' from & JULIET on Broadway Photo
Video: Jonathan Groff Dances to 'Roar' from & JULIET on Broadway
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 5, 2025

Jonathan Groff stopped by & Juliet to learn the 'Roar' dance from his former Merrily We Roll Along castmate Maya Boyd. See how he did in the video here!
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How many Broadway shows has Makai Hernandez been in?

Makai Hernandez has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

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Makai Hernandez has not appeared in the West End.

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