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Last night, the U.S. gold medal-winning Women's Gymnastics team, who dubbed themselves 'The Final Five,' hit the room where it happens, Broadway's Hamilton!
Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas took in the Tony-Award winning show, then stopped backstage to congratulate new cast member Brandon Victor Dixon, who recently took over the role of Aaron Burr. (Click here for BWW's exclusive photos of the backstage visit!)
The world class athletes had to put their muscles to the test, sprinting across midtown Manhattan after taping NBC's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON (watch the appearance HERE) to make it to the Richard Rodgers Theatre in time to see the curtain go up on the hottest ticket in town.
According to USA Today, Dixon, a huge fan of the gymnastics competition in Rio, revealed: "Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport, hands-down. Since the days of Kim Zmeskal, I've been about the U.S. gymnastics team. So, I love these ladies. I'm so proud of them. I worship them. I think they're amazing and I got so hyped when I heard they were in the audience tonight."
Following the whirlwind day, team member Laurie Hernandez turned to Twitter to share the experience, posting:
Today was pretty sick. We met @Usher , @jimmyfallon , & @HamiltonMusical cast all in one day!!??
- Laurie Hernandez ? (@lzhernandez02) August 24, 2016
Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC
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