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A-2 The Orlando Sentinel, Sunday, September 13, 1998 i ti fi i 3 Beatty in Venice The HOUSC Of BlUGS SWaVS to Marc Anthony's salsa beat 1, 1 By Parry Gettelman softly to let the audience carry a chorus, even waving a hand behind him to tell his terrific SENTINEL POPULAR MUSIC CRITIC Warren Beatty gives his Thespian blessing to the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Saturday. The festival blessed him in exchange as Italian critics gave warm reviews to his film 1 of 19 films in the festival competition. The winner of the coveted Golden Lion prize will be announced today. band to play more quietly. Anthony has' a most unusual stage pres iw nge AMN rtf wXrrl- ence, combining the grand gestures of musical stardom and the theater with the sort of intim acy and vulnerability actors need in front of the camera.

(He has been in several mms, including Big Night, and had a key role in Paul Simon's musical Capeman.) Anthony bound ed around the stage as stars are supposed to do and struck dramatic poses. However, the ASSOCIATED PRESS slieht. bespectacled 29-year-old was clearly jok ing when he assumed John Travolta's Satur day Night Fever stance. And after his grandest leaps and twirls, or when he nodded his head too enthusiastically during a great trombone solo, he quickly had to shove his glasses A French riot at Universal, a Grace expose at Disney Singer Fiona Apple is 21. Blues singer Charles Brown is 76, Singer Mel Torme is 73.

back up his nose. Moments of near-gawkiness were endearing and made a fascinating contrast with Antho ny's powerful, beautifully controlled, absolute Chart status and box-office receipts provide ample evidence that Marc Anthony is, indeed, one of the very hottest stars in salsa and tropical music. He currently has two songs in the Latin Top 10. He sold out Madison Square Garden in his native New York City, and in Central Florida, the House of Blues booked him on back-to-back nights, with tickets selling for $50. Chart success and ticket sales, however, often indicate only passing popularity.

A better REVIEW: MARC ANTHONY measure of Anthony's stature as an artist was provided by the audience at the House of Blues on Friday. A chorus of mostly female voices sang along with such lustiness and confidence, it was almost comical like a scene in an old movie where all the extras suddenly burst into song, perfectly in tune. Clearly, the unpaid singers had spent countless hours "rehearsing" to the car radio and the living-room stereo, learning every note and every syllable of songs such as "Te Conozco Bien," "Hubo Alguien," "Si Te Vas," "Nadie Como Ella," "Te Amare," "Hasta Que Te Conc-ci," "Palabras Del Alma" and "Si Tu No Fue-ras." A star can be hot today and cold tomorrow, but an artist who can etch an entire catalog into fans' memories is going to be around for a long, long time. Anthony seemed downright tickled by the crowd's preparedness. He sometimes sang ly unstoppable voice.

He never lost strength at the upper end of his range, and when he held a note, it never wavered or tapered off. At the same time, his singing was sensitive and ex If you think French Stewart is a riot playing that squinty-eyed alien on 3rd Rock from the Sun, imagine hiring him to play Yogi Bear at your theme park. Stewart told TV Guide he was banned from wearing a bear suit for a year, because he removed his character head in public twice. He blames a band pressive. Over the course of three albums, Anthony has learned to create a distinctive style by sub tly blending his pop, rock and influences with a more traditional approach.

Thus, it made perfect sense when he burst into a half- Actress Eileen Fulton (As the World Turns) Is 65. TV producer Fred Silverman is 61. Former White House spokesman Larry Speakes is 59. Actor Richard Kiel is 59. Rock singer David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat Tears) is 57.

Actress Jacqueline Bisset is 54. Singer Peter Cetera (Chicago) is 54. I Actress Nell Carter is 50. Singer Randy Jones (The Village People) is 46. Actress Jean Smart is 39.

Rock singer-musician Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) is 37. Olympic gold-medal runner Michael Johnson is 31. Tennis player Goran Ivanisevic is 27. I Actor Scott Vickaryous is 23. Actor Ben Savage is 18.

humorous, wholly passionate, salsa-meets-disco-ballad cover of Gloria Gaynor's disco hit "I Will Survive." And it made just as much sense when he ventured back to the rootsy bacliata style on two of the loveliest numbers, "No Me Conoces" and "Hasta Ayer." The production on of teenagers for one incident. They pounded on Yogi with rolled-up posters, until Stewart pulled off his head and screamed: "I've had enough." Stewart didn't fare much better in the Fred Flintstone suit. Unable to see clearly through his Fred Anthony's albums sometimes leans a little too much toward pop, but in concert, he had the woman for the Walt Disney World club, said: "House of Blues does not condone or permit such behavior." Mickey could not be revived for comment. 'Butterfly' kiss-off for politics Bob Carlisle says he is "delighted" with the success of "Butterfly Kisses," the Grammy-winning song he wrote for his daughter. The same can't be said, however, for the status some folks are trying to thrust upon him because of it.

"I am not father to the world," said Carlisle, who was in town for Disney's Night of Joy. "I'm my kids' dad and my wife's husband. Lots of political agendas want me to align with them, but I don't want to take away from a song that was written for the ears of one child." Carlisle's new album, Stones from the Heart, is slated for release Sept. 29. Players at the Grill Former Buffalo Bills linebacker Darryl Talley will be signing autographs at The Players Grill at Pointe Orlando from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

today On Monday, wide receiver Bert Emanuel of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be there from 7:15 to 9:45 p.m. Wire services were used in this report. Got a celebrity tip or a comment? Call Leslie's Line at (407) 420-5008. proportions just right. SENTINEL COLUMNIST WKMG juggles newscast anchors 1 1 1 1 i head, Stewart drove a Flint-mobile into the heavily insured legs of Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart.

"I thought this was going to be the most bizarre manslaughter case in California history," Stewart said. The doobie sister House of Blues security had quite a time at Grace Jones' recent concert, but it wasn't the crowd that was the problem. Jones pulled her top off, then proceeded to light up and smoke a doobie on stage. Stephanie "No Relation" Jones, spokes-. Gale moved from morning anchor to evening and late-night newscasts in January after Grace Rabold was fired by the new station owners, the Washington Post Co.

On Friday, Gale said she is "thrilled to death" about the new arrangement. In other personnel news, Keefe expects to hire a news director within four weeks to replace Bill Berra, who stepped down last month to spend more time with his family. JIM ABBOTT, of the Sentinel staff Changes are in the news at WKMG-Channel 6, where Lisa Colagrossi has replaced Leslye Gale as co-anchor of the 11 p.m. weekday newscasts with David Wittman. Gale will remain at the anchor desk for the 5 and 6 p.m.

news and will be a reporter at 11, said Kathleen Keefe, WKMG general manager. Colagrossi will anchor at 5:30 and 11 p.m. and report for the early newscasts. "I'm trying to have them work as a team, so everybody does a little of everything," Keefe said. 1 The Intestinal tract of a 300-pound ostrich is about 45 feet long.

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