While Legally Blonde may have standing room only at the Palace Theatre it was also a ratings winner for MTV. This past weekend's broadcast won the 1-4pm timeslot and scored high with the 12-34 age demographic according to playbill.com. What does this mean for Legally Blonde and MTV?
Well for the show it will obviously mean a boast in ticket sales. Viewers who saw the show on tv will now want to see the real thing. As for MTV, no one is quite sure what this means? It could be the start of seeing more musicals geared toward the 12-34 demographic on tv. It could happen. Think Legally Blonde is a new show with a small following and yet it still performed well. Imagine if a show like Wicked with a mega-following was shown on MTV? The word hype would only be one word to describe what I think could be a major tv event.
Anyway I'm excited that Broadway is starting to take steps back into main-stream America and I'm even more excited that such a young audience is taking an interest. Grant, while in my last blog I stated a preference for a different show instead of Legally Blonde to be seen, I still feel that any theatre is good theatre.
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