SIEGFRIED + ROY SET FOR LAS VEGAS SPECTACULAR

Las Vegas showmen SIEGFRIED + ROY are set to return to the stage for a one-off spectacular next year (Feb09). The German illusionists and tiger tamers were forced to halt their long-running show at The Mirage in October 2003 after Roy Horn suffered a heart attack onstage. To make matters worse, a show tiger, called Montecore, allegedly sensed the showman was in trouble and dragged him offstage by his neck, causing life-threatening injuries. Horn has constantly impressed doctors with his ongoing recovery, and despite slurred speech and walking difficulties, he's now ready for a return. Horn, 63, and partner Siegfried Fischbacher, 68, will revive their signature show at a fundraiser for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute at a Sin City location to be confirmed. The duo's publicist Dave Kirvin says Siegfried + Roy have already started working on their act, adding he would be "very surprised if animals were not part of the performance".