Ugly Betty Sings!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Scrubs, Chicago Hope, and other TV shows have gone down the unlikely path of creating entire music-filled episodes, in the process drawing record ratings and rabid fan followings.

Even newcomer shows like Pushing Daisies have been incorporating impromptu song-and-dance sequences into their storylines.

So it was only a matter of time before one of the most popular (and most queer-inclusive) shows on the air followed suit.

Ugly Betty has retained the services of the Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated songwriting team of Marc Shaiman and his partner and lyricist Scott Wittman (Hairspray) to make the fictional fashion magazine sing.

And why not? The show already boasts at least one proven musical talent in Vanessa Williams.

So expect the songs to be outrageous, witty, hummable, and - writer's strike resolution-willing - coming soon to a flat-screen near you.