LORNA COURTNEY is an American stage actress, best known for playing the title role of Juliet on Broadway in the musical & Juliet, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Courtney made her Broadway debut in the Pasek and Paul musical Dear Evan Hansen. Lorna was then cast in West Side Story in the role of Rosalia and as the understudy for Maria. 

In May 2022, Courtney was cast as Juliet in the North American premiere of & Juliet. The musical played a pre-Broadway engagement in Toronto, Ontario. Courtney then went on to debut the role on Broadway and received critical acclaim; New York Times theater critic Jesse Green noted Courtney's "blow-you-away performance". As part of the original Broadway cast recording, Courtney recorded a duet of "Since U Been Gone" alongside original recording artist, Kelly Clarkson.