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
May 7, 2024 • 1h 9min
317. LIVE AGAIN from Sea Tea Improv (Hartford): A Partial Architect
The following was the second show of the night live at Sea Tea Improv in Hartford CT on February 24th, 2024! It was accompanied AGAIN AGAIN by the incredible Eric Gersen. Architects, engineers, exes, the Seattle Kraken, the president. What could possibly bring these people together together? Listen and find out.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 23, 2024 • 1h 7min
316. LIVE from Sea Tea Improv (Hartford): Good Kid, Good Dad.
The following was recorded live at Sea Tea Improv in Hartford CT on February 24th, 2024! It was accompanied AGAIN by the incredible Eric Gersen. A girl goes to school. A city government crumbles. Some cats do cat stuff. Also, it is the official position of Off Book: The Improvised Musical Podcast that the books of Rebecca Yarros' Empyrean series are for ADULTS.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 9, 2024 • 1h 22min
315. LIVE from The Bell House (Brooklyn): Flow Of The Rings: A Volcano Story
The following was recorded live at The Bell House Theater in Brooklyn NY on February 23rd 2024. Join Zach, Jess, the incredible Eric Gersen on keys and Josh Bailey on drums, as they journey to a premier honeymoon destination where the lava is definitely moving so so slow. Invite your uncle, we've saved him a spot at the table. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 2, 2024 • 1h 12min
314. ON BOOK: More Opening and the "Want Song"
Zach and Jess are back with a tour recap, life updates, an INTERNATIONAL TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT (London/Dublin/Vienna), a wandering story about a play Zach saw, and of course more development of their new musical. Follow @offbookpod on instagram to get the most up to date touring/ticket info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mar 26, 2024 • 1h 23min
313. LIVE from the Miracle Theatre (DC): Prospecting for Problems
The following was recorded LIVE at the Miracle Theater in Washington DC on February 22nd 2024 with accompaniment by the incredible Eric Gersen! Thanks for coming out DC, we would slow turn for you all day long!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mar 12, 2024 • 1h 25min
312. LIVE from World Cafe Live (Philly): Tryin'!
The following was performed LIVE at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Feb21st 2024, and was accompanied by the incredible Eric Gersen! Thank you Philly for coming out to see our faces with your faces!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Feb 13, 2024 • 1h 18min
311. LIVE from SF Sketchfest: Infinity Time, Infinity Wine
The following was recorded LIVE at SF Sketchfest in February of 2024 at the Great Star Theater! ALSO Tickets for our tour are on sale at linktr.ee/offbook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Dec 19, 2023 • 1h 10min
310. A Good 'Ol Mountain Christmas (with Paul F. Tompkins and Nicole Parker)
It's here it's here! Paul F. Tompkins and Nicole Parker give us the greatest gift of all, by joining us once again to create a good ol' holiday musical! After that they stick around for our annual decent into madness, as we reinvent the 12 Days of Christmas. WE'RE GOING ON TOUR! Dates/tickets at linktr.ee/offbook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Dec 13, 2023 • 51min
309. ON BOOK: The Opening
In which Zach and Jess begin crafting the opening of their brand new written musical! Thank you so much to everyone still supporting OffBookClubhouse.com. Next week is the holiday episode, but this week is about discussing how the openings of musicals work, the rules about portals, how to spell "soliloquy", and ice water.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 16min
308. LIVE from the Bourbon Room: Doctor Camp
The following was recorded live on 9-20-2023 at the Bourbon Room in Los Angeles. This one is a totally accurate version of how doctors become doctors, and the summer camp they all go to as part of their training. We've got the whole fam band on this one and it is NOT to be missed. Thanks for coming out LA!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
