
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

Aug 13, 2024 • 1h 20min
327. LIVE from Dublin: Phew!
The following was recorded live in Dublin at the Laughter Lounge on May 22nd 2024. It is accompanied by the incredible Paul Prior on keys, and features fire-jumpers, jet skis, bad medical guidance, and a number one jam from Ireland's youth. Think you can stop we we do? I doubt it, we already recoded this one (although we did somehow lose the opening banter and part of the first song, so I guess someone DID stop PART of what we do.)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 30, 2024 • 1h 36min
326. LIVE from London: Take Me To There : The Story Of The Tunnel!
The following was recorded LIVE at Bush Hall in London on May 20th 2024. It features the absurdly talented Jordan Paul Clarke on keys, and the also absurdly talented Georgia Ayew on drums. We know everyone has been very curious about how the London underground was created, but don't worry, these two Americans knows exactly how it went down. Let us know if you want to hang out. After this. After city council. With us.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 23, 2024 • 59min
325. On Book: Two Song Swap
Zach and Jess both wrote first draft lyrics of songs and they're gonna talk about it! Come to our show at the lodge room! More live shows announced sooooooon! linktr.ee/offbookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 16, 2024 • 1h 2min
324. LIVE from Vienna: Are You There God? It's me, Goo
The following was recorded live at Die Neue Tribüne in Vienna on May 17th 2024, and features accompaniment by piano wizard Diego Collatti (who learned what he was being asked to do like 30 minutes before and absolutely crushed it.) Thank you so much to American Improv and Peter Graff for bringing us out! Now join us on a 100% scientifically accurate journey...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 2, 2024 • 1h 18min
323. LIVE from the Bourbon Room: Mountain Do In Your Room
The following was recorded live at The Bourbon Room in Los Angeles, on May 5th 2024. It's got the whole Fam Band (Scott Passarella on keys, Brett Morris on guitar, and Dana Wickens on the stickens)! This one is a classic college tale of doubling down on rash decisions, math in the abstract, and a certain trademarked soft drink. If you don't like this one, you need to get your eyes checked.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 25, 2024 • 52min
322. On Book: Tracklist
We're back and we're trying to figure out how many songs we can actually fit into this thing, and what those songs should be. Also, we get way into the sci-fi weeds. That's writing baby. Sorry about the birds. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 18, 2024 • 1h 22min
321. LIVE from Amsterdam Bar & Hall (Saint Paul): 15, 30, 40, Love
The following was recored live at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in Saint Paul MN on March 1st 2024, and was accompanied by the incredible Sam Scheidler on keys. It's got tennis, it's got robots, it's made by humans and not AI!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 14, 2024 • 32min
320. On Book: Want Song Part 2 (Wont Song)
Woah, an off schedule release! In this one In this one the team iterates on/creates part of the teenage portal musical want song, and unravels the mysteries of the word "wont." Looking for an improvised musical? Try one of the episodes that doesn't start with "On Book," these are different!Thank you to everyone who came to see us in Vienna, London, and Dublin! Videos from City Winery (Atlanta) and the Den Theater (Chicago) are now available on OffBookClubhouse.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 4, 2024 • 1h 24min
319. LIVE from The Den Theater (Chicago): Electric Feels
The following was recorded live at The Den Theater in Chicago on February 29th 2024. It is accompanied by Sam Scheidler on Keys, and Chris Ditton on drums, both of whom are absolute kings and wizards. This one features a bunch of fish, a dance craze, and throwing a party for your dad. Thank you Chicago, you're OUR KIND OF TOWN!Note: Unfortunately the drums were not clearly recored to do technical difficulties. Also as you may have guessed by our release order, the live shows in Boston and Detroit were both entirely lost to technical glitches as well (so if you took a secret high quality recoding of either of those shows, let us know.) Apologies, but we had a wonderful time in both those cities, and we hope those who saw them live enjoyed our tales of a bunch of animals in a hot air balloon and Richard Nixon's ghost. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 21, 2024 • 1h 30min
318. LIVE from City Winery (Atlanta): Cinderella Name Game
The following was recorded live at City Winery in Atlanta on February 27th 2024. It is accompanied once again by the ever brilliant Eric Gersen. This musical answers the question: "What's the full story behind that jump rope rhyme about cinderella and the snake and the doctors?" Put this one on the list of things Disney can sue us for. Thank you Atlanta for your warm welcome and your incredible rhythm. If we could do it again, we'd keep it all the same. Once upon a time...TECH NOTE: The recording had some technical difficulties during the first song, but they resolve as the episode continues. Thank you for your understanding.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.