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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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01:07:26

316. LIVE from Sea Tea Improv (Hartford): Good Kid,...

Off Book: The Improvised Musical ·

2024/04/23

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.

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01:22:12

315. LIVE from The Bell House (Brooklyn): Flow Of The...

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2024/04/09

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.

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01:11:32

314. ON BOOK: More Opening and the "Want Song"

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2024/04/02

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.

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01:22:38

313. LIVE from the Miracle Theatre (DC): Prospecting...

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2024/03/26

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.

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01:25:07

312. LIVE from World Cafe Live (Philly): Tryin'!

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2024/03/12

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.

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01:18:18

310. LIVE from SF Sketchfest: Infinity Time, Infinity...

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2024/02/13

The following was recorded LIVE at SF Sketchfest in February of 2024 at the Great Star Theater! ALSOTickets 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.

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01:09:48

1. A Good 'Ol Mountain Christmas (with Paul F....

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2023/12/19

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.

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00:50:58

309. ON BOOK: The Opening

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2023/12/13

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.

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01:16:28

308. LIVE from the Bourbon Room: Doctor Camp

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2023/10/31

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.

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01:16:01

307. LIVE from Mississippi Studios: 2005

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2023/10/24

The following was recored live 9-19-2023 at Mississippi Studios in Portland Oregon. This was the 2nd of two shows played last night (we're still hunting down the first.) Join a bunch of teens and they teen their way through Disneyland Grad night in the year....2005. 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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01:20:37

306. LIVE from the Crocodile: Music for Roo!

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2023/10/17

The following was recorded LIVE on September 18th, 2023 at the Crocodile in Seattle Washington. Join us for a classic tale of a boy band with too many boys. 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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00:50:32

305. ON BOOK: The Narrowing

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2023/09/26

The votes are in for what you thought should be our written musical, and now it's time for us to decide if you got it right or not! For real though, this is the one where we try to narrow down the path ahead, and while we we DO do that, we also spend a not inconsiderable amount of time talking about Star Wars, and singing a particularly catchy hook. Thanks Brett, it's always wonderful to spend time having a one sided conversation with you. Thank you to those of you who came out and saw us on

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01:04:07

304. ON BOOK: The Gathering Brainstorm

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2023/09/12

Some ideas are good, some ideas are less good, but all ideas find their place in the churning tempest that is THE BRAINSTORM. Zach and Jess continue their writing process for a new musical by pitching each other new musicals musicals, all of which will inevitably change one billion times (but you gotta start somewhere). Check out our socials to vote for your fav, AND, check out our west coast tour dates! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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02:37:22

303. ON BOOK: Journey to the Center of the Word Cloud...

Off Book: The Improvised Musical ·

2023/08/22

We were slightly delayed by moving, Chekhov, and the novel corona virus, but we have arrived at the end of our recap! We are joined again by the incredible Jackie Reilly who finally reveals her dark work (many many pages of notes and a word cloud that exposes our innermost truths. ALSO: LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS (https://linktr.ee/Offbook) Thank you Brett-iting for the editing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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02:03:20

302. ON BOOK: Dinner and Drinks (episodes 101-200)

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2023/08/01

The recap crew is back (Zach, Jess and shining star Jackie Reilly) to tackle Off Book Episodes 101-200, AND take a break to eat dinner and discover how many of their musical titles contain the word "Destiny." Obviously they are drinking again, and Zach tries a new summer drink hack that frankly does not work. Brett Morris, Edits More-This. 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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02:55:51

301. ON BOOK: The Scripted Musical Process (episodes...

Off Book: The Improvised Musical ·

2023/07/25

Well well well, look who's back with a brand new very very long journey of introspection? As they prepare to write a whole new SCRIPTED musical before your very ears, Zach and Jess are joined by writer, comedian, and all around rockstar Jackie Reilly as they comb through their first 100 episodes trying to figure out WHAT IT ALL MEANS. These next three are going to be very different and kinda meander-y so if that's your jam, get comfy 'cause this took us almost three hours and we're only 1/3 of the

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01:09:12

42. Stranger Sings (w/ Briga Heelan)

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2023/07/18

Briga Heelan (Great News) stars in a monstrous new musical filled with blood, bikes, belting vocals and more. With songs like "Sunnybrooke Side of Life", "You Need Us Kids", "It's Midnight...", don't wait to Upside-download this sure-to-be-classic episode! This episode is brought to you by Leesa (www.leesa.com/OFFBOOK) and Spice Islands (www.spiceislands.com/offbook). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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01:10:00

35. Bring Your Dad to Work Day and the Place That You...

Off Book: The Improvised Musical ·

2023/07/18

The amazing David Wain (A Futile and Stupid Gesture [netflix.com], Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later) joins Zach and Jess on the OFF BOOK stage for a paternal school-yard musical filled with pudding cups, dodgeball, Marines and dads! With songs like "Bring Your Dad to Work Day", "Dreams in the Stars", and "Gotta Stay Caffeinated, When You're Getting Educated", you'll be trading juice boxes for more of these tunes. This episode is brought to you by Spice Islands

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01:12:53

34. Zigging Through Time (w/ Ross Bryant)

Off Book: The Improvised Musical ·

2023/07/18

Musical improviser and rap champion Ross Bryant joins Zach and Jess this week for a trippy musical with David Bowie raps, cavemen, dinosaurs, aliens, and somehow SO much more. With songs like "Relic of Music", "David Bowie: An Alien For Real" and "Crack Team", your ears won't believe what planet you're on. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace (www.squarespace.com code: OFFBOOK), Better Help (www.betterhelp.com/OFFBOOK), and Leesa (www.leesa.com/OFFBOOK). See Privacy Policy at

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01:06:01

33. Odycheese (w/ Griffin Newman)

Off Book: The Improvised Musical ·

2023/07/18

Griffin Newman (The Tick, Blank Check) returns to the OFF BOOK stage, this time in-studio!, for a new musical about cheese, cheese and more cheese! With songs like "Meet the Captain", "River of Brie" and "We Swissed You", you won't "roux" the day you heard this episode! This episode is brought to you by Better Help (www.betterhelp.com/OFFBOOK) and Audible (www.audible.com/OFFBOOK). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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