Kristian Lei, a Hawai'i actress who played Kim in "Miss Saigon" in Stuttgart, Germany, will portray Princess Nala in a "Festival of The Lion King" show at Hong Kong Disneyland.

She will join the theme park attraction, seen by 10,000 daily, in September, and is one of four principals in a show with actors and puppets, inspired by "The Lion King." Her big song will be "Can You Feel the Love Tonight."

Lei has mounted her "Broadway Babies" productions in Honolulu and made her Honolulu theatrical debut as Tuptim in the Hawaii Opera Theatre's 2006 production, "The King and I," which starred Richard Chamberlain and Jordan Segundo.

— Wayne Harada, Special to The Advertiser

PAPER STILL SEEKING $7.9M FROM JACKSONS

A South Korean newspaper is seeking nearly $7.9 million from Michael Jackson's estate for an unpaid judgment entered against his parents and brother, court records show.

The Segye Times filed court records on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking priority for payment of a $4 million judgment entered against Katherine and Joe Jackson and their son Jermaine in 1994 for canceled concert dates. The judgment has nearly doubled as interest has accrued.

The paper sued the Jacksons in 1990 in Contra Costa, claiming the family members were paid $5.5 million for a series of concerts. The concerts never happened and the paper sued, including Michael Jackson as a defendant, documents state. The pop superstar settled the claims against him in an out-of-court deal in 1992. It was unclear whether his estate is liable for the remaining judgment.

STREISAND AUCTIONING ITEMS FOR CHARITY

Want to lounge in a wicker chair from Barbra Streisand's sunroom? Perhaps wear one of her designer dresses or tinkle the keys of her baby grand piano?

Your chance is coming in October, when Streisand will auction more than 400 items to benefit her charity.

"What good does it do in storage?" the 67-year-old entertainer said.

Streisand is selling costumes from her films, including a dress from "Funny Lady," a robe from "The Way We Were" and several outfits from "Meet the Fockers."

She plans to donate all proceeds from the sale, set for Oct. 17 to 18 at the Beverly Hilton hotel, to the Streisand Foundation, which supports women's, children's, environmental and political causes.

IT'S CURTAINS FOR HOSTS OF 'AT THE MOVIES'

After a year of caustic reviews for their performance as film critics, it's time to roll the closing credits for "At the Movies" co-hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz.

Replacing them next month on the long-running syndicated series will be film critics A.O. (Tony) Scott of The New York Times and Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune, ABC Media Productions announced yesterday.