Jake Landau (he/him), b. 1995, is an American composer of opera, musical theater, ballet, and instrumental music. His works have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, Houston Grand Opera, and Premiere Division Ballet in venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall, Birdland Jazz Club, and the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.
Join Matchbook Festival for a concert of songs from ROSIE, a new musical, Off-Broadway at the Greenwich House Theater.
Matchbook Fest 2026 is a new summer festival at Greenwich House Theater, presented by Mix & Match Productions. Bringing together theater, music, comedy, and conversation, Matchbook invites artists to share works in development, test new ideas, and connect with audiences in one of New York’s most iconic Off-Broadway venues. Part performance series, part creative sandbox, the festival celebrates the artistic process, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience exciting work as it takes shape.
Rosie, an out-of-the-box Brooklynite in 1942, must reckon her slogan-centric ideals of feminism with a world more real, diverse, and complex than she ever imagined. ROSIE the musical gets the iconic riveter jumping off the page in this hilarious, original story that will make the 40’s feel more contemporary than ever.
Tenor Carson Cook premieres a new song cycle in honor and memory of Rachel Joy Scott, who lost her life at the Columbine High School massacre. The cycle features settings of her poetry by various composers, including Jake Landau's "I Will Find You".
Heartbeat Opera's "The Duel" gathers some of the most distinct voices spanning contemporary Opera and Musical Theater today. Featuring writers Reese Anderson, Mark Campbell, Christian De Gré Cárdenas, Susan Kander, Jake Landau, Nevada Lozano, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, Kamala Sankaram, and Dan Schlosberg, this concert commissions different musical responses to the same prompt, presenting them all at 54 Below.
Following their recent collaboration on Mark Campbell's one-man musical Songs From An Unmade Bed, Jake and Mark pair up again for "The Duel", this time in the realm of opera.

Jake Landau's music is published by Just A Theory Press.To request a quote or a score you don't yet see listed on the site, please visit the link below.
JATP Contact FormJake Landau's music is published by Just A Theory Press.To request a quote or a score you don't yet see listed on the site, please visit the link below.
