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'Orange Is The New Black' Star Lea DeLaria Announces Exclusive Aussie Headline Show

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Orange Is The New Black star Lea DeLaria has announced a special one-off headline show in Australia this year.

Set to hit the country this weekend in support of the 2018 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, DeLaria, who plays Big Boo on the hit Netflix show, will return in June to perform at Sydney's City Recital Hall.

DeLaria's live show will include a mix of stand-up comedy and jazz tunes, having already released a number of jazz-inspired albums (the last being 2015's House Of David).

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As well as her work on OITNB, DeLaria was the featured vocalist at the 50th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, and has performed in some of the most prestigious venues in the world including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Chicago Symphony, Hollywood Bowl, The Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera House.

Tickets go on sale this Thursday (1 March); for more details, click on theGuide. 

Meanwhile, DeLaria will feature at the Sydney Mardi Gras this weekend on the Netflix float, which will also include appearances from fellow OITNB actors, Danielle Brooks and Yael Stone, as well as Jonathon Groff of Mindhunter.

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