Off Book: The Improvised Musical

Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino

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COMEDY
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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.

NOV 4

The Bird Inside (LIVE from Phoenix)

The following was recorded LIVE at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix AZ on October 3rd 2025. It features the incredible Scott Passarella on the keys and the also incredible Davy Paul on the drums! This one is about a big house, a storm, growing up, and facing your fears (specifically if your fear is "birds".) Birds. How many are there? Where are they? Will they "do a dinosaur?" Find out these answers AND MORE! Want to see us live? Get tickets at OffBookLive.com! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 21m
OCT 24

Cruise Control (LIVE from Cleveland)

The following was recorded LIVE at the Globe Iron in Cleveland on September 10th 2025. It features geniuses Eric Gersen and Jack Harris on keys and drums respectively. Boats, Shakespeare, disregard for a certain giant corporation's IP, this one has it all! Wanna see us live? Get tickets at OffBookLive.com! NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties the audio quality of this recording is not up to our usual standard, but the show was so fun we wanted to give people a chance to hear it anyway. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 37m
OCT 8

Campsite 64 (LIVE from St. Louis)

The following was recorded LIVE at the City Winery in St. Louis on September 9th 2025 as the fist show of the Up and Autumn tour! It features Key Change King Eric Gersen on keys, and the incredible Des Jones on drums.In this one a couple goes to a campsite and their lives are changed forever. Are you brave enough to learn the truth? Will you remember it if you do? WE’RE STILL ON TOUR! Get your tickets at OffBookLive.com! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 20m
SEP 23

See the World - Legend of the Shadow Zoo (LIVE from San Diego)

The following was recorded LIVE at the Music Box in San Diego on July 24th 2025! It features the entire fam band (Scott Passarella, Brett Morris and Dana Wickens) on their respective keys, frets, and sticks. Have you ever wondered about the Shadow Zoo? The zoo BEHIND the zoo? How much do you want to know? How much are you WILLING to know? Want to see us live? Tour tickets are available now at OffBookLive.com! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 15m
SEP 2

A Streetcar Made of Beans (LIVE from Minneapolis)

The following was recorded LIVE at the Cedar cultural center in Minneapolis on March 23rd 2025. BACK TO BACK SHOWS BABY It once again features the incredible Scott Passarella on the keys, and the still incredible Josh Kaplan on drums! This one may SEEM like it was painstakingly crafted by a very specific playwright, and that's because it was. Also its got pranks, and PERFECT ACCENTS. Wanna see us live? All our upcoming tour tickets available at OffBookLive.com! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 32m
AUG 19

Retirement Community (LIVE from Minneapolis)

The following was recorded LIVE at the Cedar cultural center in Minneapolis on March 22nd 2025. It features the incredible Scott Passarella on the keys, and the also incredible Josh Kaplan on drums! It's a tale as old as time when a retirement community rallies to help a grandma show her grandkids a good time, and take down the local evil casino owner in the process. Wanna see us live? All our upcoming tour tickets available at OffBookLive.com! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 33m
AUG 6

Lighthouse! (LIVE from Madison)

The following was recorded LIVE on March 21st at the Bur Oak in Madison WI. It features keys by Scott Passarella (K.O.P.P.O.K) and Jack Harris, hometown hero of an Ann Arbor who drove all the way here to crush it again on the drums. Have you ever wondered about who works in that old lighthouse? Why they work in that old lighthouse? WHEN they work in that old lighthouse? This is the show for you. Why yes, we had been listening to an Agatha Christie novel on this tour, why do you ask? COME SEE US ON TOUR! Tickets at: OffBookLive.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1h 20m
JUL 17

Peter Man! (LIVE From Chicago)

The following was recorded LIVE at the Park West Theater in Chicago on March 20th, 2025. It features K.O.P.P.O.K. Scott Passarella on the keys and the legendary Chris Ditton hit-on the Drums. This show is important for many reasons: 1. We get to correct the lore of Peter Pan, 2. It's the largest show we've ever done. 3. At the end we all make Scott try malort for the first time. IYKYK. ALSO we're still raising money for our Mock Trial movie kickstarter and still going on tour! All links 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.

1h 26m

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OFF BOOK: The Improvised Musical Teaser!

Check out OFF BOOK: The Improvised Musical with Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino, premiering on Tuesday, July 25th! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

07/17/2017

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4 min

Jessica McKenna

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Zach Reino

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Scott Passarella

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4.9

out of 5

2,761 Ratings

Still unbelievable

Sep 11

jgr314

I have been listening for years, yet the “extra” song from Streetcar Made of Beans still blew me away. Really amazing!
amazing!!!

Sep 1

amélie24601

I listen to this podcast almost every day (sometimes multiple episodes in one day), and it truly never misses . Zach and Jess are so talented, funny and incredible at what they do. (It’s honestly unbelievable that they just make up musicals on the spot- like what planet are they from?) Off Book really makes everything better.
Harmonies

Apr 27

Kalsowkalsow

I learned how to harmonize because of this show.
Blown away

Jan 23

Juldooz

These guys are such professionals, every song a masterpiece, lose my mind every time I hear them.

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.