Marla Sokoloff Gets Lead In 'The Tollbooth'

The Tollbooth
Marla Sokoloff("The Practice") is set for a lead role in the indie feature "The Tollbooth" for first-time director Debra Kirschner, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Sokoloff will star alongside Tovah Feldshuh, Liz Stauber, Rob McElhenny and Idina Menzel.

The project centers on an American Jewish family as three daughters come of age and question the values of their traditional parents. The story is told from the point of view of the youngest daughter, Sarabeth (Sokoloff), as she graduates from art school and juggles a fledgling art career, a waitress job and a long-distance relationship.

Stauber and Menzel will star as Sarabeth's older sisters, with Feldshuh playing their mother, and McElhenny as her boyfriend. Kirschner, who penned the screenplay.

"The Tollbooth" is set to start shooting Friday in New York.