50 Shades! The Musical, a Parody of E.L. James' Erotic Bestseller, Starts Dominating Off-Broadway

Time to explore our inner goddesses! 50 Shades! The Musical, the original parody of E.L. James’ erotic bestseller, begins performances off-Broadway February 21. Directed by Al Samuels and Rob Lindley, the lampoon musical will officially open March 12 at the Elektra Theatre.

50 Shades! features a book by Samuels, Amanda Blake Davis, Emily Dorezas, Jody Shelton, Ashley Ward and Dan Wessels and music and lyrics by Samuels, Davis, Shelton, Ward and Wessels. The musical opens with a ladies book club deciding to read Fifty Shades of Grey. Through their interpretation of the novel, the audience is lead on an amusing ride through Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele’s kinky relationship. The show features dance numbers and original songs delivered by a live, on-stage band.

The cast includes Amber Petty, Chris Grace, David Andino, Kaitlyn Frotton, Adam Hyndman, Tim Murray, Casey Rogers, Alec Varcas, Ashley Ward and Chloe Williamson.

This show is not to be confused with Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody, which features parodies of hit songs and is also appearing off-Broadway.