PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day With The Baker's Wife! Arielle Jacobs Takes Us Backstage at Into the Woods, With Tituss Burgess as The WitchThe DreamCatcher Theatre and Adrienne Arsht Center production of the award-winning Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods plays Miami, FL. The production, which features Tituss Burgess in a gender-bending turn as The Witch, stars Arielle Jacobs (In the Heights) as The Baker's Wife. Jacobs shares a day in the life!
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February 13, 2015
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day With The Baker's Wife! Arielle Jacobs Takes Us Backstage at Into the Woods, With Tituss Burgess as The Witch
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day With The Baker's Wife! Arielle Jacobs Takes Us Backstage at Into the Woods, With Tituss Burgess as The Witch
The DreamCatcher Theatre and Adrienne Arsht Center production of the award-winning Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods plays Miami, FL. The production, which features Tituss Burgess in a gender-bending turn as The Witch, stars Arielle Jacobs (In the Heights) as The Baker's Wife. Jacobs shares a day in the life!
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Starting the morning off right, with Peanut Butter Protein pancakes!
Arielle Jacobs
Stir it up, JJ! He's the chef today :)
Arielle Jacobs
Melted butter.... in a pan.... (stomach grumbles)...
Cheers! Breakfast is served. And this doggie (aptly-named "Trouble") can look but can't touch.
Arielle Jacobs
Boom. (Is your mouth watering yet?.... You're welcome.)
Arielle Jacobs
Driving to the theater while the Miami sun sets.
Arielle Jacobs
Almost to our theatre...
Arielle Jacobs
Look at that sky! #NoFilter
Arielle Jacobs
There she is! Ain't she a beauty? The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (built to look like two ships passing each other).
Arielle Jacobs
Signing in at the Call Board backstage before the show!
Arielle Jacobs
Now in costume, rolling my hair down into a low bun (over one of those spongey donuts)... but what's that pink note on my mirror?
Arielle Jacobs
OH look... Marina Pires (Rapunzel) and Annemarie Rosano (Cinderella- covered in ashes) are pointing to this note that says...
Arielle Jacobs
Ahh! I've been written up for being a bad actor! Just kidding. Marina gave "fake write-ups" to all the ladies in the dressing room. ;)
Arielle Jacobs
Work it out ladies! Elaine Flores (Lucinda) and Kelsey Flynn (Sleeping Beauty, and understudy Stepsisters/Cinderella's mother/Baker's Wife) strike a pose backstage.
Arielle Jacobs
Marina Pires (Rapunzel) getting her wig on!
Arielle Jacobs
The orchestra pit is less of a "pit" than a "line of musicians" along the backstage crossover.
Arielle Jacobs
Dominic Raffa (keyboardist) is excited to play the show.
Arielle Jacobs
Look, it's Ron Castonguay, our conductor, swinging his baton!
Arielle Jacobs
Backstage group selfie with Bruno Vida (Jack), Cristina Flores (Florinda), and Annemarie Rosano (Cinderella).
Arielle Jacobs
And I found more friends! Wayne LeGette (Narrator/Mysterious Man) and Marina Pires (Rapunzel).
Arielle Jacobs
Hmmmm... wait a minute... What is that?
Arielle Jacobs
Ohhh I see! Justin John Moniz (Cinderella's Prince/The Wolf) gets dressed with the help of our wardrobe assistant Kadian, while Elizabeth Dimon (Granny) looks on.
Arielle Jacobs
Oh no! Don't eat Granny!!!! Justin John Moniz (The Wolf/Cinderella's Prince) sneaks up on Elizabeth Dimon (Granny) backstage.
Arielle Jacobs
Green Room chillin'. Cast members hang out during the show. Whoa... Rapunzel's hair looks like a big yellow heart.
Arielle Jacobs
Pretty faces in pretty wigs! "Stepsisters" Cristina Flores* (Florinda) and Elaine Flores* (Lucinda), with Marina Pires (Rapunzel). *note - the Flores sisters are NOT actually sisters, they just play sisters onstage.
Arielle Jacobs
Gotta have my sour gummies! I'm obsessed. I eat them throughout every show.
Arielle Jacobs
Meet Bruno Vida (Jack), carrying his hen that lays golden eggs!
Arielle Jacobs
Aww, it's the royal sweethearts! Cinderella and her prince. Annemarie Rosano and Justin John Moniz.
Arielle Jacobs
Ooooh "Two Princes...each more handsome than the other!" Check out Rapunzel's prince, played by Matthew Janisse.
Arielle Jacobs
A Slipper as pure as gold! "I NEED that shoe to have a child!!!!!!" Give it to me, Now! - with Annemarie Rosano (Cinderella)
Arielle Jacobs
Just kidding. We really like each other. I promise. I adore this beauty Annemarie Rosano (Cinderella).
Arielle Jacobs
Danger alert!!! Little Red (Magan Dee Yantko) has a knife.....
Arielle Jacobs
....and she's not afraid to use it... Beware Marina (Rapunzel).
Arielle Jacobs
Intermission faces. Elaine Flores (Lucinda), Elizabeth Dimon (Granny/ the voice of the Giant), myself (with pregnancy belly), Laura Hodos (Stepmother), JJ Caruncho (Baker) and Marina Pires (Rapunzel).
Arielle Jacobs
JJ Caruncho (The Baker) and I couldn't be happier with our magical immaculate-conception baby.
Arielle Jacobs
This guy saved the day. Our incredible Assistant Stage Manager, Barry Marks, called the show tonight for the first time, at last minute's notice. He did a stellar job and we are proud of him.
Arielle Jacobs
Elizabeth Dimon (Granny) shows off her needlepoint... as grannys often do. :)
Arielle Jacobs
And Laura Turnbull (Jack's mom) has equally talented handiwork!
Arielle Jacobs
Oh my goodness... Surprise attack! Wayne LeGette (Narrator/Mysterious Man) has just been ambushed by the hoop-skirt clan (Laura Hodos, Cristina Flores, and Elaine Flores).
Arielle Jacobs
Tituss Burgess is one sexy Witch.
Arielle Jacobs
And I get to snuggle up close to him backstage. #beJealous.
Arielle Jacobs
Or even MORE jealous.... This royal stud is a good kisser too. Just sayin'.
Arielle Jacobs
Working out my arms backstage is a daily ritual, directly after my onstage demise. Tonight I'm joined by Laura Hodos (Stepmother).
Arielle Jacobs
Love this pretty girl! Annette Navarro plays Snow White, and understudies the Stepsisters, Cinderella, and Little Red.
Arielle Jacobs
Uhhhh what is that?
Arielle Jacobs
Friends sneaking in! Matthew Janisse (Rapunzel's prince), Annette Navarro (Snow White), and Roland Rusinek (Steward) getting buddy-buddy.
Arielle Jacobs
Oscar Cheda (Cinderella's father) is crying because his wife, Jeni Hacker (Cinderella's mother) is now dead and lives in tree.
Arielle Jacobs
But they sure were happy "once upon a time."
Arielle Jacobs
Lights Out! Our stage, after the curtain comes down, with the sole ghost-lamp.
Arielle Jacobs
Post-show... exiting into the lobby of our theatre to greet the audience.... and then Time to go home!
Arielle Jacobs
We made it. Home sweet Home.
Arielle Jacobs
Time to say goodbye..... Thanks for joining me on this day "Into the woods and Out of the woods, and home (after) dark."
The musical, which is directed by Justin Fortunato, marks the inaugural production of DreamCatcher Theatre, a South Florida-based company led by the brother-sister team of Natalie and J.J. Caruncho. Performances are scheduled through Feb. 15 in Miami's Carnival Studio Theater.
The cast is headed by Broadway actor Tituss Burgess as the Witch, the role created on Broadway by Tony winner Bernadette Peters. Burgess will play the role as written. The company also includes J.J. Caruncho (Baker), Arielle Jacobs (Baker’s Wife), Annemarie Rosano (Cinderella), Magan Dee Yantko (Little Red Riding Hood), Bruno Vida (Jack), Laura Turnbull (Jack’s Mother), Laura Hodos (Step Mother), Cristina Flores’ (Florinda), Elaine Flores (Lucinda), Marina Pires (Rapunzel), Justin John Moniz (Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf), Matthew Janisse (Rapunzel’s Prince), Elizabeth Dimon (Granny/Giant), Jeni Hacker’s (Cinderella’s Mother), Oscar Cheda’s (Cinderella’s Father), Roland Rusinek’s (Steward), Wayne Legette (Narrator/Mysterious Man), Kelsey Flynn’s (Sleeping Beauty) and Annette Navarro (Snow White).
Into the Woods, according to press notes, "takes place in the fairytale kingdom of the Brothers Grimm where, once upon a time, a baker (J.J. Caruncho) and his wife (Arielle Jacobs) were sent on a quest into the woods by a mysterious witch (Tituss Burgess). Thrust into a world of magic and adventure, they find their story intertwined with a group of legendary characters including Cinderella (Annemarie Rosano), Little Red Riding Hood (Magan Dee Yantko), and a certain young man named Jack (Bruno Vida) who happens to have some very magical beans."
The production also has music direction by Robert Neumeyer, choreography by Kiesha Lalama, set design by April Soroko, costume design by Alberto Arroyo, lighting design by Bryan Kaschube, sound design by Rich Szczublewski and prop design by Jodi Dellaventura. Ron Castonguay is the conductor.
Tickets are $50 and may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722 or online at arshtcenter.org.
