Gerry Vichi

GERRY VICHI began his acting career while teaching English and Drama at Holliston High back home in Holliston, Mass. He began doing doing summer stock and local dinner theatre shows all over New England and met Jack Hallett at the Town and Country Playhouse in Salem, New Hampshire in 1971. He eventually earned his Actor’s Equity card at the American Stage Festival in Milford, New Hampshire. After much talk of becoming an actor full time, Jack Hallett called him in 1973 from the Village Dinner Theatre in Raleigh, NC and offered him the lead in “Tunnel of Love” opposite film actress Margaret O’Brien. Gerry resigned from his teaching job of 15 years, flew the next morning to North Carolina, and never looked back. He stayed on in Raleigh to play opposite Dan Dailey in “The Odd Couple” and headed straight to New York City after. He was immediately hired for his first Broadway show, Kan…