

Off Book: The Improvised Musical
Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino
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.
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Feb 25, 2020 • 1h 1min
137. Laser Malena-Webber in Dungeons and Datings: The Musical
Laser Malena-Webber (The Doubleclicks, UCB) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with friends playing D&D, orange soda, older sisters, and more. With songs like “Join This Party (Roll With Me)”, “Your Sister Is A Babe, Riley”, and “Will You Guys Just Be Cool About My Sister?”, it’s the perfect musical for D&D fans!
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Feb 18, 2020 • 1h 5min
136. Jiavani Linayao in Shuffle Off To Buffalo: The Musical
Jiavani Linayao (Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Baby Wants Candy) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with dreamers, friendship, train barons, and more. With songs like “Shuffle Off To Buffalo”, “I’ll Know When I Get To Buffalo”, and “The Track To Friendship”, it’s the perfect companion for your next train adventure!
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Feb 11, 2020 • 1h 8min
135. Carl Tart in Deep Thought Quest: The Musical
Carl Tart (The Flagrant Ones, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with mountain mystics, riddle trolls, and more. With songs like “I Know That I’ve Got A Deep Thought”, “Don’t Go Up That Mountain, No! No!”, “Boots, Milk, Oats!”, it’s the only musical that features the classic character Cornish Shawn!
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Feb 4, 2020 • 1h 1min
134. Vicky Vox in Husky Hullabaloo: The Musical
Vicky Vox (Doing Great) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with a bunch of huskies in Alaska, sexy scary wolves, and more. With songs like “Can I Just Say? (Husky Hullabaloo)”, “A Sexy Scary Wolf”, and “Your Right There Place”, it’s a musical that follows three huskies on an adventure you won’t want to miss!
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Jan 28, 2020 • 1h 8min
133. Scott Aukerman in In The Name of Love The Musical: Logan Actually
Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Threedom) returns to Off Book and joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with a future with finite love, cyber scientists, Bono & Edgebot, and more. With songs like “We Gotta Put Our Love On Lock”, “What Can We Do? (So You Can Love You Too)”, and “We Used To Love Our Cars”, it’s the perfect musical for anyone who needs a little more love in their life!
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Jan 21, 2020 • 59min
132. Laci Mosley in Are You Aware?: The Musical
Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess, Florida Girls) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with talking turtles, a family of scientists, and more. With songs like “Knock, Knock, Were You Aware?”, “We Finally Got Some Money”, and “What is Science? (Don’t Call Our Mom)”, it’s the perfect musical for anyone who wonders what turtles would say if they could speak!
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Jan 14, 2020 • 1h 7min
131. Sara Caplan in The Puppet Formerly Known As Prince: The Musical
Sara Caplan (Baby Wants Candy) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with a puppet show, a dumb prince, the Kingdom of Squelch, and more. With songs like “Could it Be A Subversive Puppet Show?”, “You Better Not Laugh At Me”, and “The Throne Isn’t Yours (Until You Take It So)”, you’ll have a royal good time listening to this musical!
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Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 9min
130. Jackie Tohn in The Private School Bus: The Musical
Happy New Year sleepy babies! Jackie Tohn (GLOW) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with a private school bus, green lights, bear building, and more. With songs like “Private School Bus,” “In a School With No Kids,” and “School is Everywhere (School Is Everything),” it’s the perfect back to school musical!
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Dec 31, 2019 • 1h 21min
129. Live from the Chicago Podcast Festival with Nathan Jansen
Nathan Jansen (Baby Wants Candy) joins Zach and Jess live from the Chicago Podcast Festival for an all new musical packed dinner parties, pocket birds, and more. With songs like “We Need Super Hubba Ralph Right Now”, “A Vase, A Vase, A Vase, What Is a Vase?”, and “Talking Peacocks”, it’s the perfect musical for bird lovers! Plus, stay tuned for a special Happy Paul F. Days treat at the end!
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Dec 24, 2019 • 1h 11min
128. Paul F. Tompkins in Tales from a Cozy Cabin: The Musical
To keep the Paul F. Days tradition going, we have Paul F. Tompkins back on the pod for a very special and festive episode featuring a cozy cabin, three storytellers, and Maurice the Dirtman. Plus, the return of the annual holiday tradition of Switchmas!
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