 When filming on "Allegra's Window" ended in May 1996, 7 year-old Ludwick began a minor role in "Big Bag", a live-action television puppet program for preschoolers that was produced by Children's Television Workshop and aired from 1996 to 1998 on Cartoon Network.Ludwick was sent away in 1997 from "Big Bag" to play in the role of Kate in "Annie, the 20th Anniversary," the Broadway musical on tour revival of the 1977 Broadway theatre production of "Annie".The "Annie, the 20th Anniversary" tour ran across the United States and Canada from October 1997 through June 1998, during which time Ludwick gave eight performances per week.