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Dear Oscars, award shows need hosts, and Alicia Keys is proof

“There is definitely a magic in creating the energy,” said Keys, 38, explaining how she approached the challenge. “When you go to somebody's house, they invite you in, and it smells beautiful and they're cooking something. They ask you to sit on the couch, and while you sit on the couch, they bring you something to drink. They talk about how your day was, and the next guest comes, and they bring everybody together. The person cares about who's in their house, so that everyone feels welcome there. And that really matters. In essence, it's the same thing. I wanted everybody to come into the house, sit on the couch, take off their shoes and have a ball, man. The world is stressful enough.”

‘Orange Is The New Black’: Alicia Witt To Recur In Season 7

Alicia Witt has landed a recurring role on the upcoming seventh and final season of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black.

Witt will play Zelda, a professional fundraiser for various high-end non-profit organizations. A strong, chic and low-key New York sophisticate who went to Dartmouth, she strives to be in control of every situation.

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OITNB follows the inmates of Litchfield Minimum Security Prison, with Season 6 seeing many of the main cast move to the Maximum Security Prison mentioned frequently in the series. The series stars Taylor Schilling as Piper, Aduba, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, Laverne Cox, Dascha Polanco, Danielle Brooks, Selenis Leyva, Taryn Manning, Yael Stone, Jackie Cruz, Lea DeLaria, Adrienne C. Moore, Elizabeth Rodriguez Michael Harney and Nick Sandow.

Witt has been seen in recurring roles on The Exorcist, Nashville, Justified, The Walking Dead, and a reprisal of her role as Alia in the return of Twin Peaks on Showtime. Her recent film credits include this year’s Mississippi Requiem opposite James Franco and Topher Grace and 88 Minutes opposite Al Pacino, among others. Witt is repped by APA, Untitled Entertainment, and Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman,

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Alicia Witt Signs On For Orange Is The New Black Final Season

Deadline has brought word that TV veteran Alicia Witt has signed on for a recurring role in the upcoming seventh and final season of the acclaimed ensemble comedy Orange is the New Black.

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Orange is the New Black is consists of an ensemble cast that includes Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Natasha Lyonne, Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Jackie Cruz, Laura Gomez, Kate Mulgrew, Selenis Leyva, Taryn Manning, Adrienne C. Moore, Jessica Pimentel, Dascha Polanco, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Yael Stone, Laverne Cox and Dale Soules.

Late 2016, the Lionsgate-produced series was picked up for three more seasons right before the fourth season premiere.

Witt, who has appeared on numerous shows including The Walking Dead, Supernatural, Justified and Twin Peaks: The Return, has signed on to portray Zelda, a low-key New York socialite and professional fundraiser who is always out to control every situation.

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The show was based on Piper Kerman’s memoir of the same name. The first season had its debut on July 11, 2013 which earned many praises from the critics and viewers. It has also garnered 12 Emmy Nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy series.

Season 6 launched last July where It picks up right after the event of the fifth season, one week after the emergency response team stormed Litchfield Penitentiary, the ladies of Litch have been torn apart, literally and figuratively, as they enter a new facility in the sixth season of Orange Is The New Black. Now newbies, they must navigate new rules and power dynamics, starting at the bottom, and getting hazed by inmates and tortured by guards. Friendships will be tested and new allegiances formed — some by choice and others by circumstance — as the women face a slew of charges from the riot. Will they take plea deals and turn on each other or band together and keep their bonds intact?

The sixth season is available for streaming at Netflix and the seventh and final season is set to debut sometime later this year.

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