
RYAN JACOBS
Theatre Writer | Performer | Musician
About Me
Hi! I'm a New York-based theatre writer, performer, and copyist/arranger. I also design, teach, and adjudicate for the marching arts. I'm a Berklee College of Music grad ('24) and I'm currently a composer in the second year of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop ('26). My work has been performed across the country by groups like Piknik Theatre, the NAfME All-National High School Honor Choir, Berklee's New-Works Theatre Ensemble Curtain Up!, and Webster University's Chamber Choir, among others.
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Some career highlights I'm proud of:
Performing:
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I made my Off-Broadway debut as the lead role and co-orchestrator of the new original musical "The Opening" at The Players Theatre in January 2026
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I toured the country with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps playing mellophone and keytar for the summers of 2021 - 2022
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Theatre Writing:
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My first original musical Patches premiered in 2023 (commissioned by Piknik Theatre in Steamboat Springs, CO)
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I was a finalist in the 2025 Write Out Loud musical theatre songwriting competition with my original song "Duck Suit"
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I was selected to be a member of the 2025 Johnny Mercer Young Songwriter's Intensive
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I was a winner of Curtain Up! , Berklee's premier musical theater songwriting competition four years in a row
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Misc. Music:
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I co-wrote and co-arranged the song "80 or Above" with Plasma (NYC drag queen seen on Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race). You can find the song in her live album on all streaming services.
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The 2019 NAfME All-National High School Choir premiered my original choir piece "When All Are Singing"
I'd love to connect!



