Whether you love it or hate it, you've got to admit that the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy practically invites parodies—and there are plenty to choose from. Playing at the Wilbur on Sun. Feb. 23, Spank! Harder is the sequel to 2013's musical satire Spank! We chatted with Michelle Miracle (yes, that's her real name), who plays the author, "E.B. Janet."

Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman may be known as a genius in the theater world, but she still gets nervous when she signs on to direct a new show. “You have to work your way through about 72 hours of this sort of overwhelming, frenzied feeling about it and then just forget about all that,” she says.