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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes at Westchester Broadway Theatre with In the Heights Star Arielle Jacobs

A happy reunion with Lin-Manuel Miranda!

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes at Westchester Broadway Theatre with In the Heights Star Arielle Jacobs

Arielle Jacobs stars as Nina in Westchester Broadway Theatre's production of the Tony-winning musical In the Heights, reprising the role she played in the final Broadway company. She documented the rehearsal experience and shares these exclusive photos with Playbill.com. Read the Playbill.com story.
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A happy reunion with Lin-Manuel Miranda!
The van awaits, which shuttles us to and from the Westchester Broadway Theater from Manhattan!
Antuan, aka "Magic," is our Dance Captain, AND resident van driver... uh, "Hey! get off that phone!" Kidding. He's very focused.
All these smiling people wait for me in the van! I'm so lucky to join them :)
And we've arrived at the theater! Michael Fielder says "Let's Do This!"
Signing in on the board when you first walk in the stagedoor is wise. If you forget, they WILL yell at you... or at least, go nuts looking for you.
Perry Young, "Usnavi," is very excited to be here, as you can see.
Except during Tech Day... Long day. Perry is ready to get OUT of that bodega!
Strike a Pose. The cast is just chillin' onstage like supermodels.
On a break, we took a trip to IHOP. Because breakfast is good... All Day...
Psyched and decked out in our new ITH sweatshirts, compliments of our awesome producers, Mennie and Shelly Mallah!
Hanging out in the Green Room backstage. TV, Granola Bars, and Sofas equals Nap-Time for some.
Our dressers, Rana and Colleen have a tradition. For each show at WBT, they dress up this teddy bear in a costume that fits the style of the current show...
And this one got a couple extra perks-- aka, Ping Pong balls to accentuate her boobies, of course.
Charlie, backstage setting up our microphones before the show!
And I'm on headset, getting ready to call the show... Oh, wait a minute.
This is where I'm supposed to be! In my dressing room with...
...my buddy Gizel Jimenez, who plays "Vanessa" like a sassy lovable rockstar.
Hello gorgeous ladies in the Ensemble Dressing Room! Ariana ("Daniela"), Gabby, Greer, Lauren & Sarita.
Backstage with the incomparable ITH co-orchestrators Bill Sherman and Alex Lacamoire after they came to see our show!
... and with Gizel ("Vanessa") and FaTye ("Benny")
Backstage on Opening Night: Fatye ("Benny") and producers Mennie and Shelly Mallah, with ITH creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.
A happy reunion with Lin-Manuel Miranda!
The Rosarios! With my stage parents, Nicole and Benny ("Camila" and "Kevin").
And my REAL parents! Mom and Dad, you're the greatest.
Oooh, "Benny" is such a ladies man. Get it, Fatye.
Self-portrait with our director, John Fanelli!
Gosh, our salon ladies are so pretty. Gizel ("Vanessa") and Nina ("Carla") couldn't make an ugly face if they tried!
Snuggling up to beauty and fierce dancer, Sarita Colon.
Victor Lukas, our Production Stage Manager, smiles because...
...he gets to tell everybody what to do! "Listen, Amanda, you better shape up!" Hey, I think she's awesome. Just sayin.'
Joey Sanzaro ("Piragua Guy") will make you a delicious piragua! Mango, Cherry, Lemon, Pineapple?
"Abuela" (Christina Aranda) and "Usnavi" (Perry Young), just chillin' on the stoop.
"Happy Birthday, dear Lauren, Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!!"
Backstage with our fabulous choreographer Morgan Marcell!
A glimpse of our dancers being fierce in "96k". Especially Voltaire Wade-Greene ("Graffiti Pete").
Break time... or... Mani-Pedi time! Nina V. Negron ("Carla") gets the royal treatment.
Greer Giry ("Ensemble/Female Swing") is so pretty even before her nails are done!
Greg Laucella ("Sonny") and Nicole Paloma Sarro ("Camila") are focused and ready.
Family portraits always have that one token crazy person. In this case, that would be me (peeing on the fire hydrant).
Our music director, Shelton Becton, on the keys.
Antuan (aka "Magic") looks over Shelton's shoulder (music director) at the piano.
Benjamin Perez ("Kevin") took the initiative to lead a vocal brush-up rehearsal in the hotel on the day our show was cancelled due to the blizzard.
Before each show, there's a circle backstage, building community and family. "LIGHTS UP!" on Washington Heights!
Christina Aranda shows off her "Abuela" wig! Oh my, Abuela, you look so young!
Look at the pretty flowers that my parents sent me for Opening Night!
FaTye ("Benny") drinks A LOT of water and Tea backstage-- always in his Dunkin' Donuts thermos. Staying hydrated!
Adorable lovebugs: Devon Buchanan and Christine Aranda.
Backstage with assistant stage manager Amanda Stuart, above all our props! Challenge: Find the Champagne bottle? Easy one.
Another Love hug, with Tim Wilson. And he gives a phenomenal massage... just... Trust me.
"Graffiti Pete"! (Voltaire Wade-Green). You might have also seen him dancing on your TV screen in SMASH.
Poor Gizel banged her knees onstage because the salon chairs weren't rolling properly! Stupid broken wheels, you won.
Peekaboo bunnies behind us! Smiling with Ryan Alvarado ("Domingo")!
And they've all come out to PLAY! I love my cast...
Tim and Lauren are practicing their dance pose... I mean, aren't dancers just miraculous, courageous... and fearless?!
"in Washington Heights!" Final pose for the Opening number. So hot it's sizzling.
Sarita and Morgan are super gangsta. And adorable. Ladies can be both, right?!
Photo Day! Photographer grabs a shot for Press purposes for Westchester Broadway Theater.
Saying Goodbye and Thanks to our super-insanely-awesome choreographer, Morgan Marcell! Love puddle!
Devon shows off our "Rehearsal Room", but this is actually just backstage Right. And the fantastical tree? hmm. Don't ask.
FaTye and Ben getting close... They really ARE nice to each other offstage. I promise.
"No Me Diga!" Salon Ladies being goofy in rehearsal. See how close the tables are next to the stage?! UP CLOSE and Personal!
Alex Lacamoire and these pretty ladies share a joyful moment backstage.
Why is every single face in this photo just Priceless?! ITH Westchester. Characters Welcome.
Looking down on the Opening Night Mosh Pit, I mean Party, in the lobby of the theater! WE DID IT y'all!
The van awaits, which shuttles us to and from the Westchester Broadway Theater from Manhattan!
Antuan, aka "Magic," is our Dance Captain, AND resident van driver... uh, "Hey! get off that phone!" Kidding. He's very focused.
All these smiling people wait for me in the van! I'm so lucky to join them :)
And we've arrived at the theater! Michael Fielder says "Let's Do This!"
Signing in on the board when you first walk in the stagedoor is wise. If you forget, they WILL yell at you... or at least, go nuts looking for you.
Perry Young, "Usnavi," is very excited to be here, as you can see.
Except during Tech Day... Long day. Perry is ready to get OUT of that bodega!
Strike a Pose. The cast is just chillin' onstage like supermodels.
On a break, we took a trip to IHOP. Because breakfast is good... All Day...
Psyched and decked out in our new ITH sweatshirts, compliments of our awesome producers, Mennie and Shelly Mallah!
Hanging out in the Green Room backstage. TV, Granola Bars, and Sofas equals Nap-Time for some.
Our dressers, Rana and Colleen have a tradition. For each show at WBT, they dress up this teddy bear in a costume that fits the style of the current show...
And this one got a couple extra perks-- aka, Ping Pong balls to accentuate her boobies, of course.
Charlie, backstage setting up our microphones before the show!
And I'm on headset, getting ready to call the show... Oh, wait a minute.
This is where I'm supposed to be! In my dressing room with...
...my buddy Gizel Jimenez, who plays "Vanessa" like a sassy lovable rockstar.
Hello gorgeous ladies in the Ensemble Dressing Room! Ariana ("Daniela"), Gabby, Greer, Lauren & Sarita.
Backstage with the incomparable ITH co-orchestrators Bill Sherman and Alex Lacamoire after they came to see our show!
... and with Gizel ("Vanessa") and FaTye ("Benny")
Backstage on Opening Night: Fatye ("Benny") and producers Mennie and Shelly Mallah, with ITH creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.
A happy reunion with Lin-Manuel Miranda!
The Rosarios! With my stage parents, Nicole and Benny ("Camila" and "Kevin").
And my REAL parents! Mom and Dad, you're the greatest.
Oooh, "Benny" is such a ladies man. Get it, Fatye.
Self-portrait with our director, John Fanelli!
Gosh, our salon ladies are so pretty. Gizel ("Vanessa") and Nina ("Carla") couldn't make an ugly face if they tried!
Snuggling up to beauty and fierce dancer, Sarita Colon.
Victor Lukas, our Production Stage Manager, smiles because...
...he gets to tell everybody what to do! "Listen, Amanda, you better shape up!" Hey, I think she's awesome. Just sayin.'
Joey Sanzaro ("Piragua Guy") will make you a delicious piragua! Mango, Cherry, Lemon, Pineapple?
"Abuela" (Christina Aranda) and "Usnavi" (Perry Young), just chillin' on the stoop.
"Happy Birthday, dear Lauren, Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!!"
Backstage with our fabulous choreographer Morgan Marcell!
A glimpse of our dancers being fierce in "96k". Especially Voltaire Wade-Greene ("Graffiti Pete").
Break time... or... Mani-Pedi time! Nina V. Negron ("Carla") gets the royal treatment.
Greer Giry ("Ensemble/Female Swing") is so pretty even before her nails are done!
Greg Laucella ("Sonny") and Nicole Paloma Sarro ("Camila") are focused and ready.
Family portraits always have that one token crazy person. In this case, that would be me (peeing on the fire hydrant).
Our music director, Shelton Becton, on the keys.
Antuan (aka "Magic") looks over Shelton's shoulder (music director) at the piano.
Benjamin Perez ("Kevin") took the initiative to lead a vocal brush-up rehearsal in the hotel on the day our show was cancelled due to the blizzard.
Before each show, there's a circle backstage, building community and family. "LIGHTS UP!" on Washington Heights!
Christina Aranda shows off her "Abuela" wig! Oh my, Abuela, you look so young!
Look at the pretty flowers that my parents sent me for Opening Night!
FaTye ("Benny") drinks A LOT of water and Tea backstage-- always in his Dunkin' Donuts thermos. Staying hydrated!
Adorable lovebugs: Devon Buchanan and Christine Aranda.
Backstage with assistant stage manager Amanda Stuart, above all our props! Challenge: Find the Champagne bottle? Easy one.
Another Love hug, with Tim Wilson. And he gives a phenomenal massage... just... Trust me.
"Graffiti Pete"! (Voltaire Wade-Green). You might have also seen him dancing on your TV screen in SMASH.
Poor Gizel banged her knees onstage because the salon chairs weren't rolling properly! Stupid broken wheels, you won.
Peekaboo bunnies behind us! Smiling with Ryan Alvarado ("Domingo")!
And they've all come out to PLAY! I love my cast...
Tim and Lauren are practicing their dance pose... I mean, aren't dancers just miraculous, courageous... and fearless?!
"in Washington Heights!" Final pose for the Opening number. So hot it's sizzling.
Sarita and Morgan are super gangsta. And adorable. Ladies can be both, right?!
Photo Day! Photographer grabs a shot for Press purposes for Westchester Broadway Theater.
Saying Goodbye and Thanks to our super-insanely-awesome choreographer, Morgan Marcell! Love puddle!
Devon shows off our "Rehearsal Room", but this is actually just backstage Right. And the fantastical tree? hmm. Don't ask.
FaTye and Ben getting close... They really ARE nice to each other offstage. I promise.
"No Me Diga!" Salon Ladies being goofy in rehearsal. See how close the tables are next to the stage?! UP CLOSE and Personal!
Alex Lacamoire and these pretty ladies share a joyful moment backstage.
Why is every single face in this photo just Priceless?! ITH Westchester. Characters Welcome.
Looking down on the Opening Night Mosh Pit, I mean Party, in the lobby of the theater! WE DID IT y'all!
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