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.
“Landau’s score is lush and lyrical [...] bright and sparkling or ominous...”
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all EVENTSJanuary 15th-25th, 2026
3PENNY Opera
The Band's Visit actors Katrina Lenk and George Abud will reunite for a new version of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera.
Jake Landau will provide new orchestrations and arrangements for the production. Choreography by Brianna Mercado and costume design by Raul Luna.
Abud stars as Macheath, as well as adapt and direct. It will run Off-Broadway January 15-25th, 2026 at Theatre at St. Jean's, produced by Off-Brand Opera.
The new adaptation sets Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera in present day New York City against the backdrop of a Mayoral Inauguration. Themes of immigration abuse and class warfare burn beneath a vaudevillian veneer of riotous Brechtian comedy.
Starring Tony Winner Katrina Lenk, Tony Nominees Barbara Walsh and Mary Testa, and more.
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Just a Theory Press
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.
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Just A Theory Press
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.
