fan ofWickedwill shortly be able to enjoy a new audiobook variant of Gregory Maguire’sWicked : Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the Westwith a very special storyteller . RB Media announce today that Oscar - nominatedWickedstar Cynthia Erivo will bring her vocal talents to theupcoming audiobook due out July 1 , 2025 .
In the official announcementWickedfranchisestar Erivo partake in , “ I ’m incredibly excited to narrateWicked , especially after having had the exclusive right of limn Elphaba on screen . I feel deep tie to Elphaba . We have been on quite the journeying together , and now I ’m eager to start out an escapade with her whilst exploring the full human race ofWickedand its myriad of other characters in the audiobook . ”
“ I ’m look ahead to bringing this incredible history to aliveness in a fresh way for attender , and I hope it resonates as deeply with them as I bang it will with me . ”
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Erivo has been a lustrous and relatable champion for Elphaba , so it ’s neat to see this come to realization as we get closer to the release ofWicked : For Good .
Troy Juliar , Chief Content Officer for RBmedia shared , “ Three decades after its debut , Wickedremains one of the most ingenious revisionist novels of our time , ” he say , referencing the book ’s knock-down linear perspective break from the events of L. Frank Baum’sThe Wizard of Oz . Maguire ’s book depicts the Wicked Witch of the West as a misunderstood authorise insurrectionist whose legacy spawned Stephen Schwartz ’s rack up Broadway melodious and Jon M. Chu ’s blockbuster cinematic adaptation .
He preserve , “ In that spirit , we ’re revising and updating the narration of the audiobook to sport the novel ’s most gifted interpreter . Cynthia ’s workplace behind the mic , and her exploration of indistinguishability and belonging , will resonate with all who happen it and bring these themes to animation in a way that inspires and bewitch a new multiplication . ”
Wicked‘s new audiobook feature Erivo ’s recital is currentlyavailable for pre - orderfrom RB Media for release later this summertime .
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