MTV having a 'Blonde' moment

The divide between New York and Hollywood becomes smaller all the time. Starlets flock to Broadway to star in a show (you know how I feel about that) and, more often than ever, Broadway is cropping up on TV.

The latest — MTV and "Legally Blonde."

Much like "Grease: You're the One That I Want," the (disappointing) reality show that put America in the role of casting director for the latest Broadway revival of "Grease," MTV will now have us do the same with "Legally Blonde: The Search for the Next Elle Woods." Casting June 2, at 10 p.m.

This is not the first time that MTV and "Legally Blonde" have teamed up. Perhaps you're one of the 12.5 million viewers who watched the broadcast of the musical. It was hosted by three vapid MTV reality show personalities but gave us a few great peeks into the backstage life.

That first-of-its-kind broadcast just received two daytime Emmy nominations (June 20, on ABC) for "Outstanding Special Class Series" and "Outstanding Special Class Directing."

But wait, that's not all! (Sounds like an nfomercial, doesn't it?)

"Avenue Q" star John Tartaglia has also been nominated: "Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series" for his "Johnny and the Sprites" on the Disney Channel.

But wait, there's more (see? I'm getting into the spirit of this TV stuff).

Back to Laura Bell

Bundy. ...

Actually this has nothing to do with TV, now that I think about it, so let's get into Broadway news.

Laura Bell Bundy: The original Elle and Amber Von Tussle in "Hairspray" just got what every Broadway performer wants — a caricature in Sardis!

This is a big deal for Broadway folks. I'm not sure what Sardi's will do when they run out of space ... start taking down the lesser-known folks?

I really liked the saying she wrote on the sketch when she signed it (aspiring actors, listen up): "If you have nothing to fall back on, then you simply don't fall back."

Award Season: It's time for all the awards to begin. Before the Tonys, are the Drama Desk Awards. Leading the pack: Harvey Feirstein's "A Catered Affair," with 12 nominations, "Adding Machine" got nine, and "South Pacific" and "Young Frankenstein" each received eight nods.