Lilla Crawford Set to Star in Upcoming ABC Pilot From MY NAME IS EARL Producer Bobby Bowman

According to Deadline, Broadway darling Lilla Crawford is set as the lead in ABC's untitled single-camera comedy pilot from My Name Is Earl executive producer Bobby Bowman, Condé Nast Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment and ABC Studios. In addition, Will Kindrachuk (School of Rock) has been cast in a series regular role.

The show, written by Bowman and directed by Ian Fitzgibbon, is inspired by Bowman's childhood growing up with a father with mental illness. The uplifting comedy features a dysfunctional family that perseveres despite their differences and finds happiness in unexpected places.

Crawford is set to play Lola, the intelligent middle daughter who tries to navigate her quirky family and starting high school with a sense of humor. While she loves her family, she yearns to establish her identity as a teenager in a new town without her eccentric father's shadow. Kindrachuk is Ted, Lola's younger brother.

Lilla Crawford made her Broadway debut in 2011 as Debbie in the closing cast of the musical Billy Elliot. After a nationwide search, she won the title role in James Lapine's 2012 revival of the Tony-winning musical Annie at the age of 11 after having previously been in a community theatre production of the same show, where she played Bert Healy. She has also played "The Little Girl" in Ragtime at Avery Fisher Hall, alongside Lea Salonga, Norm Lewis, and many others. Additionally, Crawford played Little Katie in a workshop production of Home the Musical by Scott Alan in New York City. Crawford has also appeared in a workshop of Melissa Arctic. Crawford made her feature-film debut playing Little Red Riding Hood in the Disney film adaption of the musical Into the Woods, a role that was originally given to Sophia Grace Brownlee. The film was released on December 25, 2014. As of 2017, Crawford voices the leading character on the Nickelodeon animated series Sunny Day.

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