50 Shades Will No Longer Dominate Off-Broadway, Sets Closing Date

Off-Broadway is about to get a little less kinky. 50 Shades! The Musical Parody will shutter on April 26 at the Elektra Theatre. At time of closing, the parody of E.L. James’ bestseller, directed by Al Samuels and Rob Lindley, will have played 453 performances.

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 currently includes Jack Boice, Melanie Brook, Adam Hyndman, Tim Murray, Amber Petty, Aili Venho, Laura Yoder Witt, Alec Varcas, Chloe Williamson and Zach Kononov. Check out a fun feature on them here!

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