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As his far more successful ex-wife continues her seemingly infinite spiral towards a state of ubiquitous oblivion, Kevin Federline has continued to defy all odds and expectations (of which there were none), and secure himself steady—and even prestigious—showbiz employment. To wit: An UsMagazine.com report claims producers of Legally Blonde: The Musical (which we watched in its entirety on MTV over Thanksgiving break—an activity only slightly gayer than gathering around a baby grand with some of your closest, rainbow-bethonged friends for a Sondheim singalong) are circling around America's Formerly Most-Hated Pimp to possibly star in the production:

A source says Britney Spears' ex, 30, may be heading to NYC in September to make his Broadway debut in Legally Blonde, the Tony-nominated musical adaptation of the hit film, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

"This is his chance to show the world what he can do," says a pal. [...]

Federline may not be the only star hitting Broadway: New mom Nicole Richie has been approached to star in Chicago.

Of course, the placement of TV and film personalities onto Broadway marquees in the hopes of goosing ticket-sales is nothing new, but until now the practice has been limited to fading stars and Idol-rans. Now that producers have made it clear they are fully prepared to crash through the tabloid-target glass ceiling, the face of the Great White Way could change forever: Audiences will undoubtedly erupt into ecstatic ovations the moment an electric green Paris Hilton covers for her tenuous grasp on the Wicked book by replacing an Elphaba monologue with a lazy-eyed wink to the crowd and the words, "The Wizard's hot."

UPDATE: K-Fed's camp denies!