The voice of Disney's Moana has booked her first TV gig, landing a part in Jason Katims' Drama High.
It looks like Auli’i Cravalho will go quite far indeed. The 16-year old star of Disney's animated hit Moana has landed a gig acting in the new NBC drama pilot, Drama High.
After sharing the stage at Sunday's Oscars with Lin-Manuel Miranda to sing their nominated song "How Far I'll Go," the rising actress is officially on-board the new project from fellow Hamilton producer Jefferey Seller and Friday Night Lights executive producer/showrunner Jason Katims. Katims also wrote the script for the pilot.
Based on the book of the same name, Drama High focuses on true story of innovative high-school drama teacher Lou Volpe. At a working-class high school, Volpe inspired a whole cast of troubled teens to come together and find themselves while collaborating on art. The passionate teacher and family man galvanized the entire town around him, inspiring former student Michael Sokolove to tell his story. In her second professional role and first on television, Cravalho will play one of the students, Lilette. As Lilette, we'll hopefully be treated to Cravalho's beautiful voice.
With his background working on FNL, this sounds like a perfect fit for Katims, and the premise makes sense considering the success of shows like Glee. We’ll keep you posted on all things Drama High right here.