`HUNCHBACK' BROADWAY-BOUND, MINUS SENTIMENTALITY.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Disney, which took critical hits for presenting the bleak classic ``The Hunchback hunchback, abnormal outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region. It is also known as kyphosis and humpback, and in its severe form a noticeable hump is evident on the back. of Notre Dame'' as animated kiddie kid·die or kid·dy n. pl. kid·dies Slang A small child. kiddie Noun Informal a child fare in 1996, now has the musical on the way to what may be a more fitting home. We get word that Disney Theatrical Productions is preparing a stage version of ``The Hunchback of Notre Dame,'' using the music from the feature, but with a major change in tone - no cuteness, no sentimentality. Naturally, a Broadway bow is on their minds - having struck gold there with ``Beauty and the Beast'' and ``The Lion King.'' Downs keeps getting up Hugh Downs, who hosts the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Monday night special, ``Tales From the Tomb, Lost Sons of the Pharaoh,'' reports that filming was ``arduous'' - to say the least. The program was lensed in Egypt's Kings Valley Tomb No. 5, believed to be the burial site of more than 50 sons of Ramses II. ``We were either out in the broiling broiling: see cooking. sun or in the tomb, where it was stifling,'' says the broadcaster. He would, however, undertake the assignment again without hesitation. Downs, who at age 76 still scuba dives and pilots planes, gliders and hot air balloons, thrives on hard work. In fact, he seems to be working harder than ever. Co-hosting ``20/20'' on Thursdays as well as Fridays this season has been tough, he acknowledges. As he explains, doing the magazine show twice a week means that his and Barbara Walters' field work has doubled. It also means the responsibility of being on call twice as often - in the event a breaking news story necessitates tearing apart a program and rushing back to the studio to cover the news event live. ``I'm sure it will shake down to a tolerable situation,'' he says. But he admits he's not sure how. The videoland view NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . TV are looking to bring back Diana Prince - a k a Wonder Woman. Seems timely, given the ultra success of ``Xena: Warrior Princess.'' Lynda Carter, of course, starred in the '70s ``Wonder Woman.'' Now there'll be a new actress playing the comic book heroine who is actually the daughter of Amazon Queen Hippolyte, but who (in this version) takes on the identity of a mild- mannered UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX professor of Greek history whenever she's not chasing after bad guys in her teensy, star-spangled outfit. A pilot for the proposed series will be lensed in February. Director Penny Marshall returns to acting for a guest stint on a forthcoming ``Nash Bridges.'' She'll play a police inspector looking into the work of Don Johnson and Cheech Marin. It had to happen. Pre-production is under way on ``Dodi and Diana,'' a British TV movie. It'll shoot in Spain and England at the end of January. Bitten by the bug The members of the hot singing group, En Vogue (Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron), who've done cameos and guest spots on TV shows, are ready to be taken seriously as actresses. In fact, says Jones, they've instructed their agents to pursue some straight acting gigs for them. ``Cindy already had the acting bug. She's done a movie of the week and had a part in the movie `Juice,' and Terry and I want to do more of it. ``I was able to take a couple of courses at the American Conservatory Theater American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a theater company in San Francisco, California, that offers both contemporary and classical theater productions and a wide range of classes. in San Francisco. I would love to be able to attend their two-year course.'' The big-screen scene Reaction to the trailer for the reissue of ``Grease'' has been so strong that Paramount is now going to have the promotional clip playing on 3,500 screens - including those showing the studio's expected blockbuster, ``Titanic.'' The new, old ``Grease'' won't hit the screen until next March, and by that time it will be the subject of a picture book put together by Didi DIDI Digital Image Design Incorporated (New York) Conn, who was a member of the original cast. Producer Alan Carr tells us that Didi has gotten the members of the original team to provide her with personal snapshots they took while they were making the film 20 years ago. Didi is the mother of an autistic autistic /au·tis·tic/ (aw-tis´tik) characterized by or pertaining to autism. son, and she's donating all proceeds from the book to a charity trying to find a cure for autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. . CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Hugh Downs Working through chaos (2) Lynda Carter Wonder Woman no more |
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