09-19-2006, 04:13 PM
Perhaps this belongs in "Off Topic" but this seemed the best place for the following from this morning's LA Times...
Will Ben-Hur On Ice Be Next?
"Ben-Hur," the sword-and-sandal epic in which Charlton Heston swept to victory after cinema's most famous chariot race, is preparing to ride again, in a live version in France's main soccer stadium.
The spectacle, mounted by veteran impresario Robert Hossein, will be biblical in scale, with a cast of hundreds re-creating a battle at sea, gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome and a live chariot race in the 17,940-square-yard arena. It is expected to fill Stade de France for five nights, beginning Friday.
Jean Christophe Giletta, of Stade de France Productions, said negotiations are underway to take the show elsewhere, including to the United States.
hock: :? shock:
I wonder what the armor will look like...
Narukami
Will Ben-Hur On Ice Be Next?
"Ben-Hur," the sword-and-sandal epic in which Charlton Heston swept to victory after cinema's most famous chariot race, is preparing to ride again, in a live version in France's main soccer stadium.
The spectacle, mounted by veteran impresario Robert Hossein, will be biblical in scale, with a cast of hundreds re-creating a battle at sea, gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome and a live chariot race in the 17,940-square-yard arena. It is expected to fill Stade de France for five nights, beginning Friday.
Jean Christophe Giletta, of Stade de France Productions, said negotiations are underway to take the show elsewhere, including to the United States.
hock: :? shock: I wonder what the armor will look like...
Narukami
David Reinke
Burbank CA
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