Most recently, Brockman played Maude Dunlop in the Broadway company of “The Music Man” starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Other Broadway performances include “Wicked,” where she played the Midwife and Madame Morrible, and, for six years, “A Christmas Carol” starring Jim Dale, F. Murry Abraham, Tim Curry, Frank Langella, Tony Roberts and Roger Daltry.
Film and TV are also part of Brockman’s repertoire. “FBI Most Wanted,” “Law and Order SVU,” “The Americans,” “All My Children” and “The Producers” movie, to name a few. In the Emmy-nominated movie “Bad Education,” starring Hugh Jackman, Brockman appeared as Bonnie Spicer, the wife of Ray Romano.
She was seen as Lady Anne in “Camelot” with the NY Philharmonic broadcast “Live From Lincoln Center” starring Gabriel Byrne, Christopher Lloyd and Marin Mazzie. She performed the role of Inga-Lena in ABBA’s latest musical “Kristina” at Carnegie Hall and The Royal Albert Hall, London, and was Mother Superior in “Showboat” at Carnegie Hall. Other New York performances include off Broadway show “The Kid,” the York Theatre’s Musicals in Mufti series “Zorba,” and Encores! “Kismet.” For several years, Brockman was a vocalist with the NYC Ballet.
National Tours: “Wicked,” Ernestina in “Hello Dolly!,” “The Light in the Piazza” where she understudied and performed the role of Margaret, and “The Sound of Music” playing Sister Berthe.
Regionally, Brockman played the role of Mille opposite her husband Tim Shew in Gretna Theater’s production of “7 Brides for 7 Brothers,” also at Gretna, and “It Shoulda Been You” opposite Emmy winner Kim Zimmer. Other regional credits include Nettie Fowler and Mrs.
Mullin in “Carousel,” Mrs. Potts in “Beauty and the Beast,” Aunt Eller in “Oklahoma!” Marme in “Little Women,” Chelsea in “On Golden Pond,” Glinda in “The Wizard of Oz,” Maria in “Lend Me a Tenor,” Anna in “The King and I,” Mrs. Upson in “Mame” and the Baroness in “The Sound of Music.” Other performances include “Evita” at the Papermill Playhouse and “Starcrossed” at the Goodspeed Opera House.
Brockman has a bachelor’s degree in voice from Penn State and an master’s degree in opera/music theatre from Southern Illinois University. She taught voice at New York University and travels all over the country leading workshops in audition technique, acting the song and the ins and outs of being a working actor.
A Hershey native, Brockman and her Shew moved “back” to Hershey in 2015 and while they continue to work on Broadway, in theatre, film, and TV, they have found a wonderful community of student artists here in central PA. They spend much of their time coaching these students for University B.F.A/B.A. Music Theatre/Theatre auditions.