Melinda E. Pittman is a singer-songwriter and an award- winning writer, composer and performer of original theatre, music, comedy and satire. She has written and directed seven original full- length musicals and performed in hundreds of concerts and appearances as a solo artist, with the {now defunct} FALLEN ANGEL CHOIR and with her current group, the BroadBand. Her musical stage works include Atlantis (1984), Homeland In~Security (2003), about women peacemakers, FAT & SASSY,(2004) a musi...
Melinda E. Pittman is a singer-songwriter and an award- winning writer, composer and performer of original theatre, music, comedy and satire. She has written and directed seven original full- length musicals and performed in hundreds of concerts and appearances as a solo artist, with the {now defunct} FALLEN ANGEL CHOIR and with her current group, the BroadBand. Her musical stage works include Atlantis (1984), Homeland In~Security (2003), about women peacemakers, FAT & SASSY,(2004) a musical about women of substance and who’s getting rich on America getting fat (2005), AmBushed! (2006), a commission from the City of Portland, an inter-active cabaret musical, If I Were the Queen of this Forest! and her most recent musical, A/Broad For All Seasons 2010. In 1999, Melinda wrote and composed her original musical WONDERBROADS which won the Oregon Book Award for Best Drama and toured regionally for 10 years. She has recorded 10 CDs with her various bands.
WONDERBROADS led to the founded the non-profit touring company BroadArts Theatre, where she continues to serve as Artistic Director. She has published poems, written essays, concocted short stories and composed over 400 songs in the past ten years. Melinda is a member of the Traveling Musician's Local 1000 of the American Federation of Musicians, and performs solo shows and concerts with the BroadBand for organizations, fairs, conferences and events. “You’ll Laugh! You’ll Cry! You’ll Meet Girls!”
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