Composer/Songwriter
Jack began composing in eighth grade when he wrote a rap song about the Little Rock Nine. He felt empowered by the chance to be an artistic creator. Over time, Jack came to see composition as an opportunity to reflect truth to the world. It’s work that reminds him that it’s not enough to create a fantastic rhyme or a particularly complicated key change. It’s the underlying truth and the emotional component that can truly change lives.
Afikoman
Original musical written by Jack Zager and Rhiannon Lewis. Afikoman: The Musical tells the story of a feuding family settling old scores via a furious search for the Passover Afikoman.
Following a table read at The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in April, 2018, the piece was performed as a part of the LACHSA Music Gala in 2019, followed by the Foundation for New American Musical’s Show Search Competition.
Jack and Rhiannon Lewis were winners for the college-age category for Afikoman: The Musical.
38 Minutes
38 Minutes tells the dramatic story of the false alarm missile threat that rattled Hawaii in early 2018. The musical is told in real time, 38 minutes of life brought perilously into focus. It is an intimate portrayal of characters confronted with their mortality.
Music, lyrics and book by Jack Zager and Rhiannon Lewis.
We’re All Mad Here:
A Love Story
Original Musical written by Jack Zager and Lillian Mottern. The show tells the story of the unlikely pairing of a young billionaire with the ability read minds and a computer hacker who is unable to tell a lie.
Performed at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, March, 2017.
Jack and Lillian were also finalists and scholarship recipients for a ten-minute version of this same piece as a part of the Foundation of New American Musicals' Show Search Competition.
Carmen High
Modernized adaptation of the classic opera, Carmen. Original rap lyrics written by Jack Zager.
Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2016.
