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 the 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.
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