Britney’s ‘Charity’ act
Showbiz Desk

LOS ANGELES—Despite reports that their year-old marriage has hit a rough patch, Britney Spears and Kevin Federline looked very much together as they descended on New York late last week, but was their trip to the Big Apple more business than pleasure?
Although the London Mirror says the déclassé duo hit the town to shop their problems away (aka “retail-relationship therapy”), the Insider claims the semi-retired pop tartlet-turned-fashion-challenged mom of Sean Preston is in the midst of “serious negotiations” to take over the starring role in the Broadway production of “Sweet Charity.”
If the thought of Britney warbling live eight times a week gives you a nervous twitch, consider this: Former backup hoofer-turned-underemployed wanna-be rapper Kevin could join her onstage. “He’d be a dancer in the show,” a mole tells the Insider. “The producers really want Britney and will do anything to make this happen.”
Christina Applegate is currently starring as the titular lovelorn dancer in the revival, which the Federlines took in on Thursday (for their big night out, Spears wore a sparkly jacket stolen off the set of “Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” while Federline sported snake-like cornrows that would have even Bo Derek rolling with laughter).
Britney’s camp isn’t commenting on the board-treading talk, but we’d be surprised if the new mom decides to make her debut on the Great White Way so soon after the arrival of her still under-wraps bundle of joy.
After all, it was just one year ago this week that the Britster gushed on her Web site, “To be a really good mom, I feel your child needs to be your full-time job. I want to raise my kids and share all of those precious moments with them and not rely on nannies.”
Still, perhaps Mrs. Federline feels a connection to the production, filled as it is with ditties that some might say (hey, don’t look at us) echo her own relationship, from “Big Spender” to “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” to “I Love to Cry at Weddings.”
Speaking of crying, you’ll likely be shedding a few tears — of laughter anyway — after reading K. Fed’s interview with GQ, which just dubbed him one of its Men of the Year. The magazine quizzes the so-called “American Husband: Trophy Edition” on his domestic duties, including whether there’s a particular “household task” at which he excels.
Offers Kevin, “Pressing the TV buttons. Yeah, dude. That’s like the No. 1 thing.” Does he ever surprise his meal-ticket missus with flowers? “Oh yeah,” says the romance-minded Federline. “I’ll call up the [bleeping] florist before I get a hotel room for us and have them stock it with flowers and a card saying something. You’ve got to keep it interesting, man.”