LOOKS LIKE HE'S MADE IT.Byline: - Fred Shuster With countless world tours under his belt, Barry Manilow  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. knows exactly what makes a good venue from the viewpoints of audience and performer. Hollywood's new Kodak Theatre The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail, dining, and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. has both angles covered, he says. ``I think it's beautiful,'' Manilow enthused. ``It can work for both classical and pop. The acoustics acoustics (ək  `stĭks) [Gr.,=the facts about hearing], the science of sound, including its production, propagation, and effects. are great. It's a beautiful room, elegant and intimate. And the stage is the size of three football fields. You could stage 'Aida' and 'The Lion King' there - at the same time.'' Manilow was the first performer to make music at the 3,500-seat Kodak Theatre during an invitation-only sound check a couple of weeks ago. He returns Dec. 28 for a four-show run that takes in the year's biggest night out, New Year's Eve. On the heels of his Grammy-nominated ``Manilow Sings Sinatra'' and closing in on sales of 60 million albums during his 25-year career, the good-natured entertainer and all-around nice guy just issued his 31st recording, the intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. ``Here at the Mayflower Mayflower, ship Mayflower, ship that in 1620 brought the Pilgrims from England to New England. She set out from Southampton in company with the Speedwell, .'' The concept album, his first effort to feature all-original Manilow material in more than 15 years, deals with the lives of a diverse group of people living in an imaginary old brick apartment house called the Mayflower. ``It could be in any city or any neighborhood in the world,'' Manilow explained. ``Each song brings us into a different apartment and takes a snapshot of the people living there. It's about unity, trusting the people you're with and being among a group.'' You'll hear some of Manilow's hits and some tunes from the new album during his Kodak appearances. ``I've come to a point in my career where I've got this huge catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of songs people come to hear,'' he reflected. ``So, I have to figure out how much new stuff to include with the hits.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Barry Manilow appears Dec. 28 through New Year's Eve at the Kodak Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Info: (213) 480-3232 or www.ticketmaster.com. Michael Owen
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