Arielle Jacobs
Arielle Jacobs | |
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San Francisco, California | |
Education | New York University - Steinhardt |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Website | ariellejacobs |
Arielle Jacobs is an American singer and actress, mostly seen on stage in musicals. She is best known for her roles as Nina Rosario in the US Tour and Broadway productions of In the Heights and as Princess Jasmine in the Australian and Broadway productions of Aladdin.
Jacobs originated the role of Gabriella Montez in the First National Tour of High School Musical on Stage!. She is currently starring as Imelda Marcos in the Broadway production of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s Here Lies Love.
Biography
Jacobs was born in San Francisco to a Filipino mother and an American-Jewish father. She later moved to Half Moon Bay, California, and then to New York City. Her older brother, Adam Jacobs, is also a theatre performer.
Dancing since the age of three, she studied ballet,
She began studying voice at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and later at the Westminster Conservatory of Music. Her first taste of professional theatre came at the age of ten when she was cast in a new musical called Honor Song for Crazy Horse at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts in California.[1]
Jacobs takes an active interest in environmentalism and animal rights, and created an environmental website called "Help Heal the Earth" to teach kids about living an eco-friendly life. She also founded a non-profit organization called The Girls Camaraderie Project, which aims to inspire camaraderie among girls ages 10–13, and runs this organization with Broadway star Lexi Lawson (who played Eliza in the musical Hamilton).
Jacobs married actor J.J. Caruncho on March 6, 2020 in Tulum, Mexico.[3][4]
Career
She has starred in several Broadway shows. She played Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway, after originating the role in the Australian Production in August 2016. Her Broadway debut was playing Nina Rosario in the closing cast of In The Heights, opposite creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. Other musical productions include Wicked on Broadway, as well as Rent, Disney's High School Musical, Shakespeare's Two Gentleman of Verona, and Into the Woods where she performed opposite Tituss Burgess.
Off-Broadway, she has starred in two world-premiere plays by
In April 2023 it was announced that she would be returning to Broadway in the role of Imelda Marcos in David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s Here Lies Love.
She has been a frequent guest performer at Walt Disney World during the Epcot Festival of the Arts. Along with her brother they perform for the Broadway Concert Series at the America Gardens Theatre. [5]
Recordings
Her debut solo album A Leap in the Dark: Live at Feinstein's / 54 Below was released by
Her voice is also featured on her brother
Stage credits
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Notes |
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2007 | Disney's High School Musical | Gabriella Montez
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Various | National Tour |
2009 | In the Heights[6] | Nina Rosario | Various[7] | National Tour |
2010–2011 | In the Heights | Nina Rosario[8] | Richard Rodgers Theatre | Broadway Debut
She played the role from November 15, 2010, to the show's closing on January 9, 2011 |
2015 | Wicked | Nessarose | Gershwin Theatre | Broadway production |
Into the Woods | The Baker’s Wife | Arsht Center
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Miami, Florida[9]
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2016 | Aladdin | Princess Jasmine | Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne
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Australian production[10]
Jacobs performed her last show as Princess Jasmine on December 4, 2016[11] |
2017 | Between The Lines | Delilah | Kansas City Rep | World premiere musical based on book by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer |
2018–2020 | Aladdin | Princess Jasmine | New Amsterdam Theatre | Broadway production[12] |
2022 | Between The Lines | Delilah | Second Stage Theatre | Off-Broadway Premiere |
2023 | Here Lies Love | Imelda Marcos | Broadway Theatre | Broadway production |
References
- ^ a b "Arielle Jacobs' website". Arielle Jacobs.
- ^ "NYU STARS SHINE FROM THE SLOPES OF SUNDANCE TO AWARDS SHOW STAGES". NYU Alumni Magazine.
- ^ Barbuti, Angela. "This Leading Lady is Reading 'Between the Lines'". www.ourtownny.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "'Growin' Up Broadway' Chats With Broadway's Arielle Jacobs & JJ Caruncho". iHeartRadio Broadway. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Epcots Jacobs accessed 06/19/2023
- ^ Oliveros, Oliver. "Film Actress Arielle Jacobs Plays Lead in IN THE HEIGHTS National Tour". broadwayworld.com.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (October 27, 2009). "In the Heights Tour Launches in Tampa; Beltran, Toro, Jacobs, Santora Star". Playbill.
- ^ Bacalzo, Dan. "Arielle Jacobs to Replace Jordin Sparks in Broadway's in the Heights". Theatermania.com.
- ^ "Into the Woods – Adrienne Arsht Center". www.arshtcenter.org. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ^ "Aladdin in Melbourne". Theatrepeople.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Arielle Jacobs to Depart Australia's ALADDIN This December". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ "Aladdin Cast Page". aladdinthemusical.com.
External links
- Official website
- "Playbill Who's Who Biography". Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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