'& Juliet' Star Lorna Courtney on Her First Leading Role on Boradway, LaGuardia High School, and How She Relaxes

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At just 12 years old, Lorna Courtney made the decision to apply to LaGuardia High School to pursue musical theater. Now, a little over a decade later, she's starring as the lead in a musical on Broadway.

Anyone who’s lived a little knows that no matter what course your life is on, everything can change in an instant. A party invitation you accept, a phone call you decline—even whether you return a stranger’s smile or put on your headphones instead—an action (or inaction) that unfolds in mere seconds can upend your trajectory.

In , Glamour talks to some of the most interesting women we know about the pivotal life moments that have come to determine who they are today.It's one thing to perform a number one song made famous by the one and only , and another to take on dozens of Top 40 hits by artists like the , , and —all at the same time.

But that's exactly what newcomer Lorna Courtney has been tasked with as the lead in & Juliet, a new musical which opens on Broadway on November 17.“Being the lead of the show, it's a lot of pressure and responsibility,” says Courtney, who celebrated her 24th birthday earlier this month. "I'm sure I had moments of self-doubt, like, can I do this?