Off Book: The Improvised Musical

Very talented individuals to create an improvised musical. The 4 could sing and harmonize well. To come up with the conversation on the spur of the moment is amazing! Well done.

If you are looking for an absolutely fantastic musical improv show that will have you falling out of your seat laughing, this is the show for you! Offbook: The Improvised Musical is a musical that is completely improved — improvised lines, choreography, songs, and even live music.

Four incredibly talented actors, 2 fantastic musicians, and a phenomenal tech crew work together to create an entire hour-long story on the spot, based on a prompt from the audience at the start of the show.

This show genuinely had me crying laughing. Incredible singing, music, and truly unbelievable improvisation skills, this show was one of my highlights of this Fringe festival. Witnessing this show was truly impressive. The actors had the audience repeatedly roaring with laughter and the musicians never missed a beat crafting songs on the spot.

Full of music, silliness, and laughter, this show is an absolute must-see for any improv or comedy lover.

I literally did laugh so hard I cried at this show! As far as I'm concerned there are no bad shows when it comes to Rapid Fire Theatre. It is already impressive to improvise a whole hour-long show, but to make the improvised show into a musical requires a whole other level of talent. I am always impressed by the level of talent and humour on the stage, as well as the musicians and lighting techs who also improvise.

Entertaining to see a musical being made up on the spot. They seem to be trained in specific strategies of making up songs so they can all join in and sing together. It’s very interesting to see the process and format. It’s fascinating and entertaining when the group sings together. There are always very funny moments. There were attempted harmonies at times; they were strongest at singing melodies in unison. Sometimes they add in some very bizarre and silly ideas to the musical that sometimes add to it and sometimes don’t. I’m always confounded about how they’ll wrap up the absurd stories. It would be nice to see more dancing in this show.

I will never not be astounded by improvised musicals. It takes such a talented group of people to be able to pull it off, and Off Book is absolutely no exception. I am in awe of their ability to connect with each other so well that they can improvise not only scenes and an overarching storyline, but rhyming lyrics and harmonies, along with the talented pianist playing with them and the lighting designer in the booth (whole other skillsets I can't even comprehend!). The entire cast had such amazing chemistry with one another, and their comedic timing, relationships, and line and scene delivery were on point the entire time. At the end of the show I went to (where they performed "Pet Psychic: The Musical", from an audience suggestion), I walked out of the theatre humming the finale song, which was so good I felt crushed that it had been improvised and not something recorded so I could hear it again!! Would definitely recommend going to see it if you are a fan of musical theatre in any sense! I would see every show of it if I was able to, because it will always be something new and exciting.

Off Book is one of the most impressive shows I’ve seen. To be able to harmonise with people when you're not even sure what the next word is is talent! They went from the suggestion of Ghost University to a show that touched on what it means to be alive, how bullies are created from other bullies, and some of the pitfalls of religion. We somehow even ended up with a plot to kill the head bully in a freezer. Normally, I would say that that’s just too many things to put into one show, but it all flowed together really well. It had me laughing the whole time. The plot will probably change each time!

Now since this is improve, there's no way to know if something triggering might come up or not. Because of that, I always feel nervous, but the improvisers are really good at what they do.

Musicals are always loud, I wore my Bose Quiet Comfort noise canceling headphones. I did not fidget during this show but I was eating popcorn (Rapid Fire has really good popcorn) the whole time, as well as holding my drink.

If you love musicals and aren't worried about the uncertainty of anything happening you definitely need to see Off Book: The Improvised Musical.