ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ʃˈɛli kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ðə ɹˈoʊl ʌv mˈædəm mˈɔːɹᵻbəl ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl bɹˈɔːdweɪ kˈæst ʌvðə mjˈuːzɪkəl wˈɪkᵻd, ɐ ɹˈoʊl wˌɪtʃ ʃiː lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻpɹˈaɪzd ɪnðə ʃˈoʊz fˈɜːst nˈæʃənəl tˈʊɹɹɪŋ kˈʌmpəni ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ pɹədˈʌkʃən, ænd ɪn ɐ ɹᵻtˈɜːn bɹˈɔːdweɪ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
In 2003, Shelley created the role of Madame Morrible in the original Broadway cast of the musical Wicked, a role which she later reprised in the show's first national touring company in 2005, in the 2006 Chicago production, and in a return Broadway engagement in 2007.