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.
Selections from Rosie, a new musical, will be featured at Off-Brand Opera [lab]'s "En Route" concert.
Music & Lyrics by Jake Landau
Book and Additional Lyrics by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
Book by Sara Gottlieb
Introducing Off-Brand Opera [lab], a new branch of the company designed to feature works in development and spotlight what’s up-and-coming in musical theater and opera. Our [lab] branch is dedicated to hosting intimate events that create space for experimental work, emerging artists, and new compositions to shine.
En Route is our first [lab] concert and features work from Off-Brand Opera’s resident creative team alongside new material from other up-and-coming composers in NYC.
"Echo & Narcissus, a lil musical" with music by Jake Landau and book & lyrics by Emily Garber, sees its Boston premiere directed by Shira Gitlin, following productions with Off-Brand Opera (NYC) and The Narnia Festival (Italy).
Starring Sophia Muharram, Jalen Bunch, and Shai Wolf
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Boston Theater Marathon XXVI features ten-minute plays written by New England playwrights presented by New England theatre companies which donate their time (and talent!) to this annual event. Net proceeds are gifted to the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, which helps area theatre artists and companies in crisis. You can learn more about this annual event here.
"The Coin Toss", Music & Lyrics by Jake Landau, will be performed at Theatre Now's "Sound Bites Eleven", a festival of 10-minute plays at Lincoln Center.
SOUND BITES ELEVEN will take place May 6th at 7pm at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (129 W 67th St, New York, NY, 10023). Pre-Sale tickets for Members begins on Sunday March 24th. Tickets for the general public go on sale Sunday April 7th. Tickets may be purchased at www.tnny.org or by calling 855-254-SHOW (7469).
George Abud, director
Sadie Veach, assistant director
Melody Valdez, music director
Starring Sam Gravitte