"Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody" turns bestseller into musical comedy
The "Fifty Shades of Grey" phenomenon sprung to life with a speed and passion that would make its main characters proud. But E.L. James' erotic fiction, which has sold more than 70 million copies worldwide, has also been derided for its purple prose and ridiculous situations — making it ripe for pop-culture skewering.