The newest installments of the Words + Music series will be “Living Legend” by EGOT-winner John Legend and “A New Moon” by R&B icon Brandy. These projects are in addition to the previously announced originals by Mariah Carey, Aimee Mann, and yasiin bey.
New Audible Originals performed by Chloe Fineman, David Harbour and Nia Vardalos, plus season two of the critically acclaimed “Hot White Heist”, are coming to Audible through 2023. This marks 13 projects from Audible’s collaboration with Broadway Video.
This fall, theater fans will find six brand-new titles exclusively on Audible including one-woman shows from Amber Iman and Ali Stroker, “Gilly Gilly”, “The Comedians”, “Fade”, and “Mrs. Wickham” which reimagines Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”.
The latest productions feature Jason Gotay in a three-night run and the premiere of “Good Enemy” written by Yilong Liu, directed by Chay Yew and featuring Francis Jue. The fourth cohort of Audible’s Emerging Playwrights Fund is also announced.
A new scripted podcast “Koz” starring Taylor Kitsch, Kate Mara and Chris Diamantopoulos—set to premiere on September 15, 2022—marks the third Audible Original project with AT WILL MEDIA.
NWK Delivers, a meal delivery app designed to support local restaurants and their staff, marks the next stage of Newark Working Kitchens. This new model of community investment donates additional meals to Newark residents for every meal ordered.
Beginning with “Oliver Twist,” Oscar-winning Director Sam Mendes will produce adaptations of Charles Dickens novels exclusively for Audible. The stories will be brought to life by all-star and diverse British casts recording in Audible’s London studios.
Higher Ground, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s media company, and Audible will create audio-first original content through an exclusive, worldwide, multi-project, multi-year first-look production deal.
The new slate of titles from Audible Theater include the reimagined classic “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” the musical narrative “You Are Here: An Evening with Solea Pfeiffer,” the one-woman show “HEART,” and an immersive audio-only play “The Cube”.
Idris and Sabrina Elba’s acclaimed Audible Original podcast returns with new episodes exploring partnerships in family, love, business, and creativity. Guests include author George R.R. Martin, singer Rita Ora, actor Seth Rogen, and Olympian Tom Daley.
Smokehouse Pictures, the award-winning production company founded by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, has struck an exclusive development deal to create audio-only original projects for a worldwide audience.
Legendary musicians Beck, yasiin bey, Mariah Carey, Tenacious D, Aimee Mann, Carlos Santana, and Pete Townshend will be creating ‘Words + Music’ Audible Originals. The first of the slate, Pete Townshend’s “Somebody Saved Me,” debuts May 6.