Cynthia Erivo Will Lend Her Voice as Elphaba and Everyone Else in New Wicked Audiobook

Fans of Wicked volition soon beryllium capable to bask a caller audiobook variation of Gregory Maguire’s Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West with a precise peculiar narrator. RB Media announced contiguous that Oscar-nominated Wicked prima Cynthia Erivo volition lend her vocal talents to the upcoming audiobook owed retired July 1, 2025.

In the authoritative announcement Wicked franchise prima Erivo shared, “I’m incredibly excited to narrate Wicked, particularly aft having had the privilege of portraying Elphaba connected screen. I consciousness profoundly connected to Elphaba. We person been connected rather the travel together, and present I’m anxious to statesman an escapade with her whilst exploring the afloat satellite of Wicked and its myriad of different characters successful the audiobook.”

“I’m looking guardant to bringing this unthinkable communicative to beingness successful a caller mode for listeners, and I anticipation it resonates arsenic profoundly with them arsenic I cognize it volition with me.”

Erivo has been a shining and relatable champion for Elphaba, truthful it’s neat to spot this travel to fruition arsenic we get person to the merchandise of Wicked: For Good.

Troy Juliar, Chief Content Officer for RBmedia shared, “Three decades aft its debut, Wicked remains 1 of the astir clever revisionist novels of our time,” helium said, referencing the book’s almighty position displacement from the events of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz. Maguire’s publication depicts the Wicked Witch of the West arsenic a misunderstood empowered rebel whose bequest spawned Stephen Schwartz’s deed Broadway philharmonic and Jon M. Chu’s blockbuster cinematic adaptation.

He continued, “In that spirit, we’re revising and updating the narration of the audiobook to diagnostic the novel’s astir talented interpreter. Cynthia’s enactment down the mic, and her exploration of individuality and belonging, volition resonate with each who brushwood it and bring these themes to beingness successful a mode that inspires and captivates a caller generation.”

Wicked‘s caller audiobook featuring Erivo’s narration is presently available for pre-order from RB Media for merchandise aboriginal this summer.

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