Grandi was the Founder and Artistic Director of Playhouse West, the highly successful small professional theatre company in the San Francisco Bay Area. Playhouse West enjoyed an impressive, award-winning 13 year run. Prior to that, she had successive roles On and Off Broadway in New York City as well as National tours and has appeared on television and in many commercials. She became a Chanteuse in several San Francisco clubs and established herself as a prominent acting teacher.

Here is a list of just some of her memorial productions;

Chicago

Enchanted April

She loves Me

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