She was dance captain and understudy in the original broadway cast of Jonathan Larson 's RENT on Broadway .
Yassmin Alers is an American actress born in New York City 's Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close - knit family of five children .
Yassmin Alers was actress   and understudy in the original broadway cast of Jonathan Larson 's RENT on Broadway .
Yassmin Alers is an American actress born in New York City 's Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close - knit family of five children .