NEWS LITE : GERMANS TO STAGE OWN `HUNCHBACK'.Quasimodo has found a new home - in Berlin. Stella AG, Germany's leading producer of musicals, announced Thursday it would present a new stage version of Walt Disney's ``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'' in spring 1999 at a new theater under construction in Berlin. Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. and Tony Award winner James Lapine James Lapine (born January 10 1949 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American theatrical director and librettist. He is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College. Married to screenwriter/director Sarah Kernochan. will direct the world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 , which will be presented in English for about four weeks before switching to German, said Stella spokeswoman Kristina Hille. Composer Alan Menken, who wrote the music for the 1996 Disney film, is reuniting with his ``Pocahantas'' collaborator, Stephen Schwartz, to write additional songs. There have been several film versions of the story about a hunchback named Quasimodo. ``Hunchback'' will be the third Disney movie to make the transition to the stage. ``The Lion King'' debuted last fall in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and ``Beauty and the Beast'' had a successful run. Character essential, says former general People expect their leaders to be ``better human beings'' than those who choose them, retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf told a gathering of business executives. Some in the audience Thursday wondered whether the Gulf War commander was obliquely lecturing Bill Clinton, but Schwarzkopf never mentioned the president and left the stage without taking questions. Schwarzkopf, who commanded the forces that drove Saddam Hussein's troops out of Kuwait in 1991, was invited to Business Expo '98, a two-day convention, to speak about how lessons learned in the military can apply to the business world. Schwarzkopf said that in the ``last elections'' he heard people contending that ``character is not important.'' But, he said, ``in times of crisis, it's character that really counts.'' Exhibit pays tribute to singer Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Noun 1. Ella Fitzgerald - United States scat singer (1917-1996) Fitzgerald , the country's ``First Lady of Song,'' was enshrined Thursday in a permanent exhibit at the National Museum of American History The National Museum of American History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution and located in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall. It opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology and adopted its current name in 1980. . Museum Director Spencer Crew recalled Fitzgerald's first great hit, ``A-Tisket, A-Tasket.'' She wrote the lyrics while on her first big job with drummer Chick Webb
William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb (February 10, 1905?[1][2][3] , who became her mentor when she was still in her teens. Fitzgerald died in 1996 at age 79. ``More than anything else, what the exhibit serves to convey is a glimpse of a highly individual performance style and personal warmth that was Ella Fitzgerald's ability to sing and to reach across from the stage and to touch millions,'' Crew said. The exhibit shows samples from some 250 albums she made, many of her awards and sheet music, as well as her trademark red two-piece suit and pillbox hat A pillbox hat is a small woman's hat with a flat crown and straight, upright sides. Perhaps the most famous example is the pink pillbox, designed by Halston, that Jacqueline Kennedy wore on the day her first husband John F. Kennedy was assassinated. John F. . The Fitzgerald exhibit is placed next to one on Duke Ellington, with whom she often worked. The museum plans to take it on a national tour, but has not yet set a date. Co-workers bicker bick·er intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers 1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue. 2. over prize bottle Next time you leave something behind at work, make sure it's not a million bucks. Sindy Allen, 18, was working at a Henderson, Nev., health food store last week when she picked up what appeared to be a discarded, but unopened, bottle of soda. The bottle was part of a Pepsi Cola promotional contest called ``Globe Bucks.'' Its plastic cap included a message congratulating the million-dollar winner. ``I checked the bottle and it said, `You've won' . . . I took it to a better light so I could see if it won, and I won a million dollars,'' Allen said. But co-worker Linda Richardson is claiming the prize, too. She said she bought the drink and left it at work. ``It just makes me sick,'' she said. ``There is not a lot I can do but wait and see. Maybe her conscience will come forward.'' Richardson has hired a lawyer and is threatening to take the matter to court. Pepsico Inc. officials examined the cap Thursday, and spokesman Jon Harris said all indications are that the cap is authentic. It was taken to headquarters in New York for confirmation. Diana gift, `Titanic' gems on sale A heartfelt gift from Princess Diana to her trusted butler and confidant, Paul Burrell, as well as a heart-shaped sapphire necklace copied from the movie ``Titanic'' are among items set for auction this weekend. Burrell, in his first role as fund-raising manager of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund was set up after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. It received money set aside by Diana's will, contributions by her former husband, The Prince of Wales, donations by the public, and the proceeds from Elton John's new , on Friday showed reporters the hand-painted enamel box that the woman he called ``The Boss'' gave him for his birthday last summer. The blue oval box, painted with the letter D, crowned with the Spencer family coronet coronet (kôr'ənĕt`, kŏr'ə–), head attire of a noble of high rank, worn on state occasions. It is inferior to the crown. British peers wear their coronets at the coronation of their sovereign. and encircled en·cir·cle tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles 1. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround. 2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of. with a garland of the national flowers of Great Britain, will be among the items for auction at the star-studded Princess Ball. Proceeds from the ball and auction will benefit the Diana memorial fund as well as Aid for AIDS, a Southern California AIDS organization. Another highlight will be the sparkling, 178-carat sapphire and diamond necklace, La Coeur de la Mer, or Heart of the Sea, created by Asprey London. The $3 million necklace is a version of the jewelry that forms the emotional heart of the Academy Award-nominated movie ``Titanic.'' Edward Asprey, chairman of Asprey London, said the company was commissioned four years ago by Twentieth Century Fox to create an original costume necklace for the movie. When ``Titanic'' became a box-office success, the company went back to create a real version - this time set in platinum, featuring 103 diamonds and a 178-carat sapphire. Gloria Stuart, the actress who played 101-year-old Rose in the movie, will assist Saturday's bidding on the necklace. With the winning bidder's permission, Celine Dion will wear it at Monday night's Oscar ceremonies when she sings the ``Titanic'' theme song. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) SCHWARZKOPF (2) Paul Burrell, Princess Diana's former butler, holds the 178-carat sapphire and diamond La Coeur de la Mer necklace Reed Saxon / Associated Press (3) Where stink and stench count Dave Moody judges the stench of 5-year-old Hannah Chacon's shoes at the 23rd annual rotten sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl contest sponsored by Odor-Eaters in Montpelier, Vt., on Thursday. Brian Patton, 15, won with a pair of size-12 shoes held together with duct tape. He got a $250 savings bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. . 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