WASHINGTON—This year marks the 75th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s beloved children’s fantasy “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” It was the first to be published in “The Chronicles of Narnia” series, with “The Magician’s Nephew,” released five years later as a prequel, explaining the backstory of the magical land of Narnia.
In the last 60 years, the series’s popularity spurred TV and film adaptations, as well as radio dramatizations. “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” has also seen its moment on stage, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, for the holiday season in 1998.
