A native of Philadelphia, Gerri Weagraff has been performing in theater since 1973. She played Grandma Who in the 2025 National Tour of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical"; Queen of Transylvania/ensemble and understudy Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Pearce, and Mrs. Eynsford-Hill in the 2023-24 National Tour of "My Fair Lady" (Lincoln Center Theater Production), directed by Samantha Saltzman, based on original direction by Bartlett Sher; and the Dowager Empress in the 2nd National Tour of "Anastasia" (2021-2023), directed by Darko Tresnjak and Sarah Hartmann.
Additional tour credits: "Fiddler on the Roof" National Tour 2010 - 2012 (Shandel 1st year, Golde 2nd year).
Gerri is married to Paul Weagraff and makes her home in Wilmington, Delaware.
Gerri Weagraff additional regional credits: Cinderella's Stepmother in "Into the Woods" (Resident Theatre Company); Hannah in "The Spitfire Grill" (Eagle Theatre); Mama Murphy in "Bright Star" (Surflight Theatre); Grandma Rosie in "The Wedding Singer" (Winnipesaukee Playhouse and Surflight Theatre); Parthy Hawks in "Show Boat" (Arizona Broadway Theatre); Mrs. Potts in "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" (Arizona Broadway Theatre); Mrs. Brice in "Funny Girl" (Arizona Broadway Theatre); Vi Moore in "Footloose" (Eldorado Theatre and The Candlelight Theatre); Phyllis Stone in "Follies" (Milburn Stone Theatre); Jack's Mother in "Into the Woods" (Eagle Theatre); Julia in "Lend Me A Tenor" (The Candlelight Theatre and Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre); Martha Brewster (understudy) in "Arsenic and Old Lace (Walnut Street Theatre); Signora Naccarelli in "The Light in the Piazza" (Villanova Theatre); Mary Meekly in "Unnecessary Farce" (Cortland Repertory Theatre and Act II Playhouse); Ethel McCormack in "Footloose" (Fireside Theatre); Mary Thompson in "Miles and Ellie" (Montgomery Theater); Sister Amnesia in "Nunsense" (Hedgerow Theatre). Additional roles at The Candlelight Theatre include Beggar Woman in "Sweeney Todd," Florence Unger in the female version of "The Odd Couple," Jeanette in "The Full Monty," Miss Hannigan in "Annie," and Dorothy Brock in "42nd Street". Other favorite roles include Randa in "Savannah Sipping Society", Mayor Matilda Hyde in "All Shook Up," and Essie Miller in "Ah, Wilderness!".
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