Catherine Brunell

Catherine Brunell
Born	Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Northwestern University
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Christopher Mark Peterson (m. 2002)
Website	catherinebrunell.net

Catherine Brunell is an American actress from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

She married actor Christopher Mark Peterson on October 20, 2002.^[1]

Acting roles

Broadway

Year	Show	Role	Theater	Ref.
1997-2001	Les Misérables	Eponine	Imperial Theatre	[2]
2002	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Cora, Mathilde, Millie u/s	Marquis Theatre	[3]
2003	Big River	Standby, Understudy	American Airlines Theatre	[4]
2008	A Tale of Two Cities	Ensemble, Lucie u/s	Al Hirschfeld Theatre	[5]
2011	Mary Poppins	Annie, Mary Poppins u/s	New Amsterdam Theatre	[6]
2012-13	Elf	Ensemble, Jovie u/s	Al Hirschfeld Theatre	[7]
2015-16	Something Rotten!	Portia	St. James Theatre	[8]
2019-20	Mean Girls	Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George	August Wilson Theatre	[9]

National Tours

Year	Show	Role	Ref.
2024	Mrs. Doubtfire	Miranda Hillard	[10][11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Sound of Music Live!	Frau Zeller	NBC TV special
2015	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Jenny	Episode: "Kimmy Rides a Bike!"

Education

• Shrewsbury High School - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
• Northwestern University - Evanston, Illinois

References

1. "Catherine Brunell". IBDB. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
2. Lefkowitz, David; Simonson, Robert; Ehren, Christine (March 8, 2001). "Hardly Miserable: Les Miz Celebrates 14th Bway Anniversary, March 12". Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
3. "Thoroughly Modern Millie Original Broadway Cast - 2002 Broadway". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
4. "Big River - Cast". Playbill. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
5. Jones, Kenneth (June 30, 2008). "Broadway's Tale of Two Cities Will Star Barbour, Lazar, Toro, Edelman, Burkhardt". Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
6. "Mary Poppins - Cast". Playbill. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
7. Hetrick, Adam (October 4, 2012). "Jordan Gelber and Leslie Kritzer to Star in Broadway Holiday Run of Elf; Casting Complete". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
8. "Josh Grisetti, Leslie Kritzer & Catherine Brunell Will Step Into SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Lead Roles This Summer". BroadwayWorld. May 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
9. Rickwald, Bethany (December 11, 2019). "Catherine Brunell Joins the Broadway Cast of Mean Girls Beginning Tonight". TheaterMania. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
10. "Mrs. Doubtfire 2023-2024". Tours to You. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
11. Heckscher, Melissa (September 17, 2024). "Interview: Catherine Brunell Talks About Joining Final Leg of MRS. DOUBTFIRE National Tour". Broadway World. Retrieved November 10, 2025.

External links

• Catherine Brunell at Playbill Vault
• Catherine Brunell at the Internet Broadway Database
• Interview with other Millie cast for Compact Broadway, later featured on NPR