Broadway Veteran Brooke Elliott to Star in Currently Untitled ABC Comedy Pilot

According to Variety, Brooke Elliott will star in the currently untitled ABC comedy pilot penned by Bobby Bowman. The series will follow a dysfunctional family struggling with mental illness, and it is partially inspired by Bowman's real life.

Elliott will play Keri-Ann, the mother of the family, and a designer who finally has time to focus on her own career after working two jobs while her husband pursued multiple PhDs.

In addition to writing, Bowman is also the executive producer of the project along with Dawn Ostroff and Jon Koa of Conde Nast Entertainment.

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Brooke Elliott is an American actress and singer. She has previously appeared in musical theatre, including the US tours of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and Wicked, and the Broadway productions of TABOO and The Pirate Queen. She is best known for her roles in the 2000 Mel Gibson film What Women Want, her big-screen debut, and as Jane Bingum on the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva.