THE WIZ LIVE's Uzo Aduba to Lead THE MAIDS at Trafalgar Studios This Winter

According to WhatsOnStage, Uzo Aduba, star of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and NBC's upcoming presentation of THE WIZ LIVE!, has nabbed one of the lead roles in THE MAIDS, slated to play Trafalgar Studios, this February (Feb 25-29), directed by Jamie Lloyd as his company's first 2016 production.

Uzo Aduba said in a statement: "I wanted to be a part of The Jamie Lloyd Company because they're interested in doing exciting work. Jamie reinvents classic plays in a way that we've never seen before or have explored before... To be part of a play that allows for three women to mine such complex characters inside of an already rich and thrilling story, is the stuff that acting dreams are made on."

She will be joined by FRESH MEAT's Zawe Ashton and DOWNTON ABBEY's Laura Carmichael.

The script has been adapted by Benedict Andrews and Andrew Upton. Designs will be by Soutra Gilmour.

Aside from her role on Netflix's ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, Aduba has appeared off-Broadway in VENICE and THE SEVEN and on Broadway in GODSPELL and CORAM BOY.

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