Melissa Momboisse

(she/her) is a San Francisco Bay Area based theatre artist known for her dynamic stage presence. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Santa Clara University.

Favorite roles include Girl/Piano in Once (Tabard Theatre Company), Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (Throckmorton Theatre), Ariel in The Little Mermaid (Sol Treasures), Katherine Plumber in Newsies, Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes, and June in Gypsy (Hillbarn Theatre), Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia! (Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre), Portia in Something Rotten (WVLO Musical Theatre Company), Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and Erma in Anything Goes (Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre), Penny Lou Pingleton in Hairspray (Bay Area Musicals, Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre, and Stage 1/Ohlone Summerfest), Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Los Altos Stage Company & Chanticleers Theatre), Heather McNamara in Heathers (Pacifica Spindrift Players), Portia in Something Rotten (WVLO Musical Theatre), and Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime (Throckmorton Theatre and CMTSJ Marquee). She was also honored to appear alongside Tony Award winners Bill Irwin and Harriet Harris as Kim Ravenal in Showboat at San Francisco Opera.

In 2015, Melissa was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma. After a hard-fought battle, she is now cancer free and passionate about helping others understand the unique challenges that arise from battling cancer as a young adult.

When she’s not on stage, Melissa works as the Marketing Associate at Palo Alto Players.