Remember when MTV played music? When there were videos all day, not just at 6 a.m.? Well, some of you may be too young to remember that, but trust me, there was a time. For a few hours tomorrow afternoon, it will be almost like the old days .. that is, if you view a full-length Broadway musical as sort of a long music video. That's right, at 1 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, MTV will air the Broadway show Legally Blonde in its entirety.

I know that I'm a little reticent to mention it, but I like musical theater. So I'm quite pleased that MTV is airing a current Broadway show that I would not pay to see. (Free musical theater is the best.) Despite my skepticism about Legally Blonde, it's still a guilty pleasure kind of show that I kind of want to see. (It fits with my occasional desire to surreptitiously read Cosmo when I travel.) And this will not be just any airing of Legally Blonde: there will also be a “pink carpet extravaganza” and a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Apparently, the tween audience is an important part of the MTV demographic, because this show is aimed right at them.

Check out the trailer for a glimpse of what you'll see. … continue reading