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THE ARTS

Tenors in Mexico: Overcoming opposition from Mexican scholars who feared that crowds could damage a famed site, the Three Tenors--Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti--have won government approval for a March 29 concert at the base of the ancient Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan, near Mexico City. About 19,000 spectators are expected; $2.5 million of the proceeds are to be used to preserve the site.

ENTERTAINMENT

More ‘Confidential’ Screens: As Tuesday’s Oscar nominations approach, Warner Bros. is widening distribution for “L.A. Confidential” on Feb. 13, when the movie--originally released back in September--will expand to 800 additional theaters nationwide. The film has been named best picture by 10 critics’ groups.

Smothers Accused: A South Lake Tahoe judge has ordered comedian Tommy Smothers to stand trial on two sisters’ allegations that he sexually abused them while he was their stepfather in the 1970s. Alana Monson DeLima, now 27, claims that Smothers touched her inappropriately on three occasions when she was about 4; her sister, Murlyne Wilcock, 30, accuses Smothers of sexually abusing her on a single occasion. Smothers’ lawyer alleges that the claims were part of an attempt to extort money from Smothers.

QUICK TAKES

Two-time Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers, who played Archie Bunker’s daughter on “All in the Family” in the 1970s, has landed the role of nasty Miss Hannigan in the national touring production of “Annie” coming to the Orange County Performing Arts Center (April 28-May 3). Struthers will strut her stuff with a new tune added to the show by composer-lyricist Charles Strouse. In the title role? Brittny Kissinger, 9, who played Annie in last season’s revival on Broadway. . . . Jill, the four-footed scene-stealer from the movie “As Good as It Gets,” has landed her own sitcom role, on the NBC midseason series “For Your Love.” . . . The cinematographers behind “Titanic,” “Kundun,” “Amistad,” “The Boxer” and “L.A. Confidential” were nominated for best film honors Wednesday by the American Society of Cinematographers. The winner will be named March 8. . . . DreamWorks has pushed back the release dates for two of its biggest upcoming movies, moving the Steven Spielberg-directed Tom Hanks World War II drama “Saving Private Ryan” from June 5 to July 24 (the same opening weekend that brought success for last summer’s “Air Force One”) and delaying the studio’s first animated offering, “The Prince of Egypt,” from Nov. 18 to Dec. 18, closer to the busy Christmas moviegoing period. The move also avoids a show-down with Disney’s animated feature, “A Bug’s Life,” which is scheduled to open in November. . . . An Illinois 1970s retro nightclub is heading a petition drive to get the late Sonny Bono elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. About 2,000 signatures have been gathered so far; Palatine, Ill., Mayor Rita L. Mullins is lobbying on Bono’s behalf.