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'Blonde' a highlight of MTV's slate - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety

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Rialto reality show "'Legally Blonde The Musical': The Search for Elle Woods" has set its preem date, bowing June 2 on MTV. Eight-episode, pre-taped series will follow 10 actresses vying to replace Laura Bell Bundy as the star of "Legally Blonde," the 2007 tuner based on the 2001 MGM pic. Haylie Duff ("Hairspray") hosts.

Variety.com - Tonys' greatest hits

Link: Variety.com - Tonys' greatest hits.

The basic recipe for every awards show, the Tonys included, is the same -- wisecracking hosts playing it safe, breathless winners thanking agents and spouses ad nauseum, a mix of dazzling and schlocky performances -- and the result is that most are instantly forgettable. Yet occasionally something truly unpredictable happens, and it is those moments, be they spontaneous or scripted, that become etched indelibly into viewers' minds.