The Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville Theatre Review

I started going to this place on vacation many many years ago. Family entertainment. Always a good night out

Tess at the box office is super helpful in getting you the seating that best suits your needs.

We were in Pismo on our honeymoon and caught the poppa pia show....oh my cod! We had a great time....it was campy and quirky...and hilarious...a must stop if in town

One of the best fun, family friendly, and wholesome forms of entertainment. The acting is great and the vibe is awesome. Great for birthdays and anniversaries!

The show was Excellent. We love going to the Melodrama.

We come here at least two times a year! Always a great show! My favorite thing has to be when they make fun of the tourists that visit our area! Too funny!!!

Very underated, a great place to take the kids, good food. The actors are truly incredible and tallented. I go every time I'm in the area.

The food and refreshments are unremarkable, and the location is unlikely, but zOMG! Watching the actors leap from role to role, both at the front door, in the kitchen, and on the stage, was mesmerizing. We watched one of their shows with our grandkids and we all enjoyed it so much that we're all going back again to see the other. Excellent!

This place is absolutely not for families with young children or babies. My wife was told to take our sleeping baby out of his carseat because it was a fire hazard. Then once we had to retreat to the rest area because we had woken him up we were approached and told that we could purchase the extra seat we had our child on prerequisite that we pay $12. Nevermind that we had a handicap seat reserverved and paid for but was not in use due to our handicap guest being in a wheelchair. That chair was taken from us and then offered back for payment. How the hell are we going have our 3 month old occupy their own seat. I cant even review the show because this situation was handled so poorly my family ended up waiting until Intermission to tell them we we leaving and had sat in the car. Not impressed with how this was handled and our tickets were not refunded either even though we missed the entire show.

Great live entertainment singing and dancing good food about two hours of great entertainment

Awesome show, hilarious comedy and talented singers. Even ordering snacks (served by the cast) was entertaining. It was so much fun - we can't wait to go back for their next show.

Great evening to see Pump Boys and Dinettes. Fun had by all

The Great American Melodrama has been a family favorite for 20+ years! Always well run, reasonably priced, and some great theater. Slap stick comedy, pupeteering and musicals, coupled with well trained actors in fabulous costumes and sets are the well attended entertainment...get your tickets early if possible. The "snack bar" open before the play begins and during intermissions serves wine, beer, popcorn, hot dogs, coffee, GREAT deserts, and more...and maybe the most fun part you are served by the actors! Season tickets are a deal! Enjoy!

Always a wonderful time! Great shows. Great cast. Small theatre with wonderful productions of plays! Definitely recommend

We go to every show we can. The actors are always amazing. If you have never gone to the Great American Melodrama, go tonight.

If anyone wants a great evening out, this is the place to go. It's usually OK for the whole family and much more fun than a movie.

This is a must see if you are staying anywhere from MorroBay to Vandenburg. Just the best! I bust a gut laughing every time I go there.

What a fun experience. The cast make all aspects of the evening enjoyable. Scary Poppins was a cute show. I can't wait to go again. I would definitely recommend for a fun family friendly night out. Not recommended for children under 10 since they may not be able to sit that long without being disruptive.

Great play. Actors are very good. Keep audience entertained and engaged.

Absolutely, positively the most stupendous show around.

I've been a subscriber for over 20 years. Great shows at really good prices. They have a really good food there too. Don't miss the Christmas show. Rappin reindeers are the best.

The show is always awsome and so is the staff. I can't think of a cooler way to spend a night.

Season ticket holders for many years now. These outstanding actors never disappoint. Great fun for the whole family at a very reasonable price.

Always a great show. Vaudeville finale was funniest I've seen this year.

Great show, parking lot is under construction at the moment so leave some extra time to get parked.

What a great evening! The cast was hilarious and talented! We will definitely go again when we are back in the area.

It's an absolute delight! You'll love it, great preformances and you'll wall out smiling and laughing and don't forget to tip! Great memories made there.

Scary Popins was great. The singing was wonderful lots of laughs

Just saw Drac in the Saddle Again and I haven't laughed so much in a long time! It's such a fun place to go to! Worth every penny!

The Christmas show here is always the best. Excellent staff and the performances are always amazing.

Enjoyed our evening very much! What a terrific surprise to find such BIG talent in such a compact venue. The seating on the floor is tight but there are two intermissions and you don't even notice once the show starts. I would go back in a heartbeat! Thanks for the "How the West was Really Won" show and a great celebration of my parents 55th anniversary.

Do you love to cheer on the hero of a story? Do you grrrr when you see the bad guy (or gal)? Then this is the prefect place for you. Dinner and a show with amazing actors and a piano player.

Great local theater! Fun shows where the audience can interact with booing the villan and cheering the hero. Every seat is a good seat.

Not much else to say here that hasn't already been said. This is by far the best place we have on the Central Coast for entertainment value. You're not going to get a good boo hiss show anywhere else. It's a real gem sitting in Oceano. The people who work there, the cast and crew, are very talented and also work their butts off as your servers, hosts and hostesses during the show. Plan on being there for two and a half to three hours with two intermissions. Plenty of great food to eat and drinks. If you're only in town for a little while, make sure you get tickets to go see a show. Season ticket subscribers since 2009.

My favorite place to go, I bring all my friends here.

Great show and food. Very talented friendly actors/actresses. You will enjoy the experience more; if you leave children, ages newborn- 5yrs., at home.

Such a fantastic show. We attended every time that we are in Pismo beach. We have always had a great time. I would highly recommend this to anyone. What a great find.

My husband is from Oceano he said he was 11years old when they started to build The Great American MELODRAMA and now he's 50years old.

Great talent... Great variety of presentations/drama.

The Melodrama is such a fun thing to do in the afternoon or evening.. We are lucky to have it here. The young actors are so talented and full of energy. They're amazing to watch. We will definitely be attending another performance.

Always a fun oiting. Great actors and excellent scripts.

Wonderful "holiday extravaganza", we laughed to tears, a masterpiece, a must when you visit this area

Enjoyable two-act Sherlock Holmes play with audience participation. Then a one-act vaudeville show showed the range of the young cast.

Always such a great experience and so much fun!! Definitely a family tradition!

Ben Abbott is amazing and extremely funny and billy breed is amazing at acting

A must to experience the Great American Maladrama, once you go you're hooked, so much fun

The holiday show is incredible! Like many professions in this area, we are blessed with amazing talent that you can normally only find in large metropolitan areas. However, keen souls are drawn to the Central Coast, thankfully. Intimate, classic, lively, hilarious, corny, and heart warming. Take the family, put the phones down, and get away from the screens for a couple hours.

We love these shows.. we go every time we are in town... very clever and funny!a

The shows are always great but the food services could use improvements. You can barely get across the room to get in line & its closed already.
So eat b4 you come

The Great American Melodrama is one of my favorite places ever. The cast is always amazing and hilarious and the snacks are super yummy! Would absolutely definitely recommend to any and every single one of my friends.

This is my favorite place in California.
You can enjoy great music, show, play, and foods there!
I enjoyed it during Christmas time with my friends!

Always fun and never a dull moment at the Melodrama in Oceano, California. Just ten minutes south of Pismo,on the Highway 1.Playing now and for a few weeks more is the ever so adventurous, "Treasure Island"!A comedy with twists and turns, that leaves you on the edge of your seat with suspense and laughter. Safe for the whole family and good for your soul. Better than any television or movie date any day! Bring the whole family and get there a few minutes early so you can get some drinks and some snacks before you sit down and watch the tale unfold. They've got everything from hot dogs to nachos ,cakes and pies, beer ,wine, soda and plenty of cold water and goodies to accommodate all of you swashbuckling pirates that are 400 years too late. Go get you some fun and some good memories to log in with your close friends and loving family. Certainly gives you a good welcoming feeling of family and wholesome entertainment. You'll definitely come back for another show. They usually change up about every 2 to 3 months during the year, prices are very reasonable and they have annual passes for you die hard theatrical buffs. Go for your birthday go for your anniversary just go either way. They will celebrate your highly anticipated attendance. Don't be shy get involved, have, boo, clap, cheer and get involved with the vaudeville entertainment at the Great American Melodrama in Oceano California.if you have never been I highly recommend you getting your tickets and going to see a live performance. Once you go you will be a loyal patron for years to come.I will be 49 this year and I have been going since I was 18. And laugh every time! Thanks a million for the cast in tonight's performance and of course thank you to all of the former actors and actresses that made me a huge fan for life.PS don't forget 2 tip the snack bar and the piano player anytime and especially after the show. Sincerely JC

Very great show! Very Talented! Can't wait to go back! Holiday Extravaganza is awesome!

Had an absolutely fabulous time! Saw the Holiday Extravaganza. Can't wait for next year!

Absolutely Loved it!!! What an amazing cast of talent! Great time!

This place is so much fun and has a long history of keeping it lively in SLO. We attended the Christmas special with family and it was a blast for all ages. Get there early if you want food and drinks before the first act. They are big on participation and a bit risque, which adds to the experience.

Love this place. Never miss a performance when we are in town.

Really fun show with a great cast. The kids loved it so much. One of the last true melodramas still around.

Show was disappointing. Have been to others that we truly enjoyed.