SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY to Play Southern Theatre, 2/9

This whip-smart comedy takes on the naughty fun of the best-selling book and highly-anticipated movie and brings it to outrageous life with musical numbers, steamy performances highlighting the famous hunk and his grey tie, and lots of hilarious surprises. The performance will offer pre-show cocktails, as well as the opportunity to take photos with the star himself. It's a riotous night of fun that will leave your inner goddess breathless.

CAPA presents Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.) on Monday, February 9, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $39.75 and $45.75 at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000.

Since its premiere in October 2012, Spank! has become a huge box office hit with tour dates in more than 200 cities across the globe.

Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody is not associated with, nor authorized by, author E.L. James or Vintage Press.

Ken Allen Neely (Hugh Hanson) First seen in the sequel SPANK! Harder, Neely spent his early years in the San Francisco Bay area performing in theatres up and down the coast. After moving to LA, he joined The Urban Renewal Project whose album hit the top jazz Billboards. Other theatre credits include: Rent, Legally Blonde, West Side Story, Les Miserables, The Full Monty, and High School Musical.

Andrea Muller (Tasha Woode) won audiences over as the demure "Tasha Woode" in the national tour of the musical SPANK! Harder. She is now thrilled to be reprising that role in the US and Canadian tour of original story, SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody. Recently, Muller has appeared in the lead role of "Winifred" in Once Upon a Mattress, and as the lead "Hope" in Urinetown. She is proud to have also played the lead in the world premiere of the play Perfect Quiet Place. Muller's film career has included roles in Schooled, Isn't This Love, and A Little Part of You. She also sharpens her comedic skills doing BuzzFeed comedy videos.

Anne Marie Scheffler (E.B. Janet/Writer) has been a professional actor for more than 17 years and has seven critically acclaimed one-woman shows including Situation: NORMA, Not Getting It, and Dating Myself. Her "Norma" shows took her all over North America where she played to sold-out crowds. Her fifth show, Not Getting It, was another sold-out hit, so CTV and The Comedy Network turned it into a one-hour TV special. Her current solo show, Suddenly Mommy!, is selling out all over Canada and is starting to tour the US. Scheffler began her acting career with a recurring role on CBC's "Street Legal," and has been working ever since. She has done more than 50 commercials for TV and radio, is a successful voice artist, and does stand-up. An award-winning actor and writer, she is an alumna of the National Screen Institute's Totally Television Program, and was honored with a CTV Fellowship. Plus she has a TV series in development with SNL vet Rosie Shuster.

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