Audible Bucks will provide weekly stipends for up to 400 qualifying Newark area students and residents to help drive local spending and aid in recovery.
Audible continues its commitment to being a home for hilarious, provocative content with these new Original comedy podcasts created and performed by beloved comic writers and visionaries, like Paul Lieberstein and Bob and Nate Odenkirk.
Jason Bowen, Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, and Ato Blankson-Wood will perform Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” premiering at Audible Theater’s Minetta Lane Theatre in January 2022 and also recorded for global release on Audible.
Sesame Workshop and Audible will produce two new seasons of the “The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends.” Season Two will premiere exclusively on Audible on January 27, 2022, and Season One will be released in Spanish on the same day.
Fifteen local artists and artist collectives will create commissions for the inaugural phase of Newark Artist Collaboration, a program created to amplify the work of Newark-based artists and encourage local investment in Newark’s creative community.
The multi-project development deal with Hillman Grad Productions, the production company founded by Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani, leads with “Kym,” an original scripted comedy series starring Emmy-nominated comedian Kym Whitley.
Launched in September 2020, the Global Center for Urban Development’s mission is to advance equity, racial justice and economic empowerment in Newark, N.J. and cities around the world.
Written by Wallace Shawn, directed by Scott Elliott, and starring Lili Taylor, “The Fever” will be performed at Audible Theater’s stage at the Minetta Lane Theatre and recorded as an Audible Original for release to a global audience.
Starting fall 2021, Audible listeners will have a front row seat to the stories and experiences behind the lives and work of Alice Cooper, Elvis Costello, Laura Jane Grace, Dave Matthews, Sharon Van Etten, and Eddie Vedder.
The deal with Deepak Chopra kicks off on September 16 with an Audible Original exclusive podcast, “Deepak Chopra’s Mind Body Zone: Living Outside the Box” featuring Oprah Winfrey, Jon Batiste, X González, Jenny Odell and other influential leaders.
James McAvoy leads the star-studded ensemble of “The Sandman: Act II”, including Kat Dennings, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen, Regé-Jean Page, Jeffrey Wright, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, David Tennant, Kristen Schaal, and more. Coming to Audible on September 22.
Flavor Unit, the production company founded by Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere, will create a slate of audio-only original projects starting with “Streets, Rhymes & Sugar: A Hip-Hop Memoir” from entrepreneur and screenwriter Michael Elliot.