Her first role in a Broadway musical was in the 1996 revival of The King and I. Ushkowitz sang the American National Anthem at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden when she was thirteen.
Hendes første rolle i en Broadway musical var i 1996 genopsætningaf King and I. Ushkowitz sang den amerikanske nationalsang ved en Knicks kamp på Madison Square Garden, da hun var tretten.