
Off Book: The Improvised Musical
It takes years for a Broadway musical to hit the stage, but on OFF BOOK: The Improvised Musical, you get a brand new original musical every week! Each episode, Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino and a special guest create a new musical on the spot. Accompanied by Scott Passarella, King of Pianists, Pianist of Kings.
Latest episodes

Mar 2, 2021 • 52min
190. Time Fountain: Fountain of Time! Chapter 2.
It’s the second installment of our continuous musical! Join us as twins Catalina and Jenson resolve their encounter with a dragon, Penelope and Gregor deal with the morality of a volcano that hasn’t exploded yet, and Zach and Jess start to figure out what kinds of improv moves make an ongoing narrative musical harder/easier to create! Songs include: Imagine (An Everlasting Dragon), Flappin’, Dickensian England, and With You (Doot Dee Doot Dee Doo)Want to support the show, see video episodes, get cool downloads and more? Join us at OffBookClubhouse.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 23, 2021 • 1h 18min
189. Anything Goes: In Montana! (with Demi Adejuyigbe)
Zach and Jess are joined by freakin' genius Demi Adejuyigbe (The Amber Ruffin Show) for a classic tale of star-crossed love set in the high stakes world of fashion... but also Montana in "Anything Goes: In Montana!" Can sleeves be protected by a patent? Should you trust this apothecary? What is even one thing you know about Montana? With songs like Hot Solid Juice, I Choo Choo Choose (to Fall for You), and Being A Teen you'll definitely probably know some of the answers to those questions! Want to see a video of this madness? Join us at offbookclubhouse.com to support the show and get videos, downloads, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 18, 2021 • 51min
5. Leaving Your Heart On The Field (w/ Betsy Sodaro)
It's a tale of competing teenage soccer teams in the brand-new musical "LEAVING YOUR HEART ON THE FIELD." Betsy Sodaro joins in for the musical offering of a lifetime by way of hit numbers such as "Sports Boner", "Empty Nest Syndrome", "You Like My Face" and many more in this timeless classic that will remind you that with every new day comes a new kid.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 16, 2021 • 44min
188. Hot Australian Circus (Grab Bag)
Listen, we're gonna level with ya, this one is all over the place. Do we have songs like Cyber War, Gosh Damn What the Heck, A Man and His Brain, and Bring Back Crap (Crap is Back)? Yes we do. But we also play our new gameshow we just made up called "What's the Dif?" And if that wasn't enough, which it absolutely is, we also bring you info on thrilling new products such as the Clock-A-Doodle-Do, and a meditation app that definitely works. Scott amazes us all with television style underscoring. Brett apparently owns a kalimba and we're not mad about it. Wanna support the show? Become an X-Temely Sleepy Baby or Baby of Infinite Dreams at OffBookClubhouse.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 11, 2021 • 1h 5min
4. Curses Curses Curses! (w/ Jamie Denbo)
Jamie Denbo (Orange is the New Black, Ronna and Beverly) stars in a very explicit new musical about the conflicts between children, their parents, witches and talking horses. Theater-goers will be entranced by such stand-out hits as "Sleepin' With Barbara", "Parenting is Hard" and "Children Are Our Future”, but never forget that ponies are also the future, the future for horses. This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: OFFBOOK) and Leesa (www.leesa.com/offbook).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 9, 2021 • 1h 9min
187. My Best Friend's Breading with Paul F. Tompkins
Well, we keep asking him and he keeps coming back! Why? Because he's simply the best! The incredible Paul F. Tompkins joins us once again in a culinary musical the late 90's could only dream about. Get ready to dine on 5-star songs such as The Cool and Glamorous Life of a Chef, Gossip, A Metaphor That's Also a Pun, 3 Your Majesties, and No One Can Help But Look (At Julia Roberts.)Also, WE HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS ONE! Check it out by supporting the show at any level at OffBookClubhouse.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Feb 2, 2021 • 1h 9min
186. Time Fountain: Fountains of Time! Chapter 1
It's finally here, the beginning of our monthly ongoing improvised musical! We've already decided that this will be the LONGEST MUSICAL in earth's recorded history. We're calling it now. This week Jess, Zach, Scott, and Brett (who has triumphantly returned to ehe frets) dive into the time stream with reckless abandon, and emerge with soon to be famous songs such as It's 1985, Bean Sack Inspectors, Pterodactyl Starts with "P", Three Riddles, and Little Tiny Stegosaurus!Want to support this, and our other insane undertakings? Join the Off Book Clubhouse at OffBookClubhouse.com for bonus content and our undying love!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Jan 26, 2021 • 1h 16min
185. Big Announcement. Small Tiki Chain.
It's the end of Lounge January, which means Zach and Jess have to actually explain what's coming next! They also answer more listener questions, vow to master Tennis, and attempt their first ever musical La Rond with songs like Is The Booth For You?, Big Pink Piece of Construction Paper, There's Something about Mary, and What Sports are For!As for the big announcement, it's OffBookClubhouse.com !!!! Check it out to support the show, get special bonus content and see the website they build with their very own 1's and 0's.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Jan 19, 2021 • 1h 10min
184. Stacy's Mailbag
Lounge January continues as the gang answers your questions in this special mailbag episode! Zach and Scott are 2RudeDudes, Jess sings a significant amount of copyrighted material, and a deep dive into the lore of Karate Bird reveals more questions than answers. Even though Scott has a mic, they still make him play songs like Lance Armstrong & The Moon, Structureless Kite Salesmen, Questions: Karate Bird and This is Fun Actually: No Soap for a Polar Bear.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 12, 2021 • 52min
183. Lounge January
It's Off Book's first independent episode! Kinda. Zach, Jess and Scott hang out in Lounge January(tm) as they prepare for the future of Off Book. Zach confesses a secret dining desire, Jess makes an earth shattering innovation in modern spelling, and Scott finds the most chaotic keyboard patch he's ever used. Bangers include How Not to Get Poisoned, Celery Face David, Excuse Me Mr. Guinness, Lick The Ice Swan, and Ceighpsy. Email us your Q's or KMF's at MailPersonStacy@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.