The Great American Melodrama

09/02/2026

Celebrating Labor Day with a BOGO special all week long!

Use code LABORDAY at check out and bring a friend, bring the family, or bring someone who needs a little theatrical escape.

September 2nd through 6th shows only. Buy one get one free limit. One offer per order or customer restrictions apply.

Take a holiday weekend off from working hard and let the melodrama do the entertaining!

09/01/2026

LABOR DAY (WEEK LONG) SPECIAL!

You work hard. You deserve TWO shows for the price of ONE!

Celebrate Labor Day with our Buy One, Get One FREE ticket special, happening ALL WEEK LONG for performances September 2–6!

Use code LABORDAY at checkout and bring a friend, bring the family, or bring someone who needs a little theatrical escape.

September 2–6 shows only!
Buy One, Get One FREE
Use code: LABORDAY
Limit one offer per order/customer. Restrictions apply.

Take the holiday weekend off from working hard and let The Melodrama do the entertaining!

08/28/2026

CAPTAIN’S LOG: Stardate 2026.

Our mission: to explore strange new laughs. To seek out new comedy and new forms of vaudeville. To boldly go where no revue has gone before.

Prepare yourselves for an evening of interstellar entertainment featuring music, comedy, dancing, dazzling spectacles, and encounters with beings from worlds both familiar and decidedly peculiar.

There will be adventure. There will be romance. There may even be aliens.

Set your coordinates for The Great American Melodrama.

SPACE-VAUDESSEY
The Vaudeville Revue from the Final Frontier.

Come boldly. Laugh loudly. And whatever you do, do not anger the Tribbles.

08/28/2026

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the incredible musicians James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash who brought the music of Johnny Cash roaring back to life at The Great American Melodrama!

From the first note to the final song, you had the house singing, clapping, and feeling every bit of that unmistakable Cash spirit.

Thank you for an unforgettable night of music, for sharing your talent with our audience, and for making our Johnny Cash Tribute Concert one to remember.

We’re grateful you brought the Man in Black to the Melodrama. Until next time, thank you for keeping the music alive!

08/25/2026

The microphones are hot, the suspects are nervous, and somebody has definitely got something to hide. Can you figure out whodunit before the final broadcast?

Murder on the Air
Now through September 19th

And when the murder mystery signs off, we're blasting off!

Next up: The Space-Vaudessey Vaudeville Revue, an out-of-this-world musical comedy adventure.

Two shows. Two completely different worlds. One great night at the Melodrama.

Get your tickets and join us before the final broadcast!

08/20/2026

The crew of the USS Vaudessey is blasting off on a hilarious voyage through the final frontier!

Expect cosmic comedy, musical mayhem, outrageous characters, alien antics, and plenty of boldly going where no vaudeville revue has gone before! 🖖🎶

Beam yourself to the Great American Melodrama for a show that proves the universe is a lot more fun with a little song, dance, and intergalactic nonsense.

SPACE-VAUDESSEY VAUDEVILLE REVUE
A Star Trek spoof with a vaudeville twist!
Come for the stars. Stay for the laughs.

Live long and laugh! 🖖💫

08/19/2026

Step into 1938 and tune in to MURDER ON THE AIR, a live radio murder mystery packed with secrets, suspects, mayhem, and plenty of laughs!

*The microphones are hot.
*The clues are flying.
*And the body is missing!

Can you solve the mystery before the broadcast ends?

Catch Murder on the Air, on stage now through September 19th.
www.AmericanMelodrama.com

08/16/2026

THE MICROPHONE IS LIVE. THE BODY IS MISSING. AND THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

It’s 1938, and at radio station KGAM, tonight’s live broadcast is already teetering on the brink of disaster.

As the station scrambles to stay on the air, secrets begin spilling faster than the sound effects. Who knows the truth? Who’s covering it up? And who might be next?

Tune in for MURDER ON THE AIR, a live radio mystery packed with suspicious characters, backstage chaos, comedy, and enough twists to keep you guessing until the final broadcast!

08/13/2026

We are thrilled to be the backdrop for the Boys & Girls Clubs of South San Luis Obispo County annual fundraiser!

Every ticket tells a story. 💙

When you attend our 5th Annual Center Stage for South SLO Club Kids on October 28, you're doing more than enjoying a night at the Great American Melodrama - you’re investing in local youth.

Your support helps provide:
💙 Safe places after school
📚 Homework help and academic success
🌟 Caring mentors
🎨 Enriching programs
🤝 Opportunities for kids, tweens, and teens to discover their potential

Come laugh, cheer, dress up, and celebrate with us as we work together to build Great Futures for youth across South San Luis Obispo County.

🎟️ Ticket available ://www.bgcslo.org/melodrama.html

Every ticket tells a story. 💙

When you attend our 5th Annual Center Stage for South SLO Club Kids on October 28, you're doing more than enjoying a night at the Great American Melodrama - you’re investing in local youth.

Your support helps provide:
💙 Safe places after school
📚 Homework help and academic success
🌟 Caring mentors
🎨 Enriching programs
🤝 Opportunities for kids, tweens, and teens to discover their potential

Come laugh, cheer, dress up, and celebrate with us as we work together to build Great Futures for youth across South San Luis Obispo County.

🎟️ Ticket available at bgcslo.org/melodrama

08/09/2026

LIVE FROM STUDIO KGAM... MEET THE CREW!

Every great radio mystery needs more than a microphone, a script, and a suspiciously missing leading lady!

Behind the scenes of MURDER ON THE AIR is a crew working feverishly to keep the broadcast on the air... even as everything begins to unravel!

KGAM PRODUCTION CREW:
Written by: Margaret Raether
Directed by: Erik Stein
Lighting Design: Krys Newbury
Costume Design: Tracee Bear
Wig Design: Courtney Ekstrom
Scenic Design: Cody Soper
Scenic Carpenter: Martin Ramirez
Props & Scenic Painting: Rachel Humbles
Sound Design: Jordan Richardson
Emcee: Kelly Brown
Dance Captain: Casiena Raether
Fight Captain: Kelly Brown
Photo Credit: Mark Velasquez

Cast List:
Sophie Negglehoff - Dori Duke
Phoebe Parker - Annaliese Chambers
Chester T. Pendleton - Billy Breed
Harold Feeney - Kelly Brown
Lillian Hardcastle - Casiena Raether
Lulu Stapinsky - Anjewel Lenoir