Smart Bets: Off Book: The Improvised Musical

Posted on by Kay West
Photo of McKenna and Reino by Robyn Von Swank

Love musicals? Love to laugh? Love improv? Off Book: The Improvised Musical has it all in one zany ball of fun, and it’s all done on the fly by musical comedy duo Jess McKenna and Zach Reino. The popular podcast-turned-live-show will be at The Orange Peel at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. At every Off Book show, McKenna and Reino present a completely improvised musical. Their podcast has been featured at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest Festival, Moontower comedy festival the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and the Netflix Is A Joke Festival in Los Angeles. The pair have written for the Peacock series Baking It starring Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler and Andy Samberg, and created musical sketches for the animated television show Rick and Morty and the Party Over Here comedy sketch show. Off Book is a seated show; tickets are $27.50 and $30. avl.mx/eb0 

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About Kay West
Kay West began her writing career in NYC, then was a freelance journalist in Nashville for more than 30 years, including contributing writer for the Nashville Scene, Nashville correspondent for People magazine, author of five books and mother of two happily launched grown-up kids. In 2019 she moved to Asheville and continued writing (minus Red Carpet coverage) with a focus on food, farming and hospitality. She is a die-hard NY Yankees fan.
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