Preserving the MGM Grand's EFX

Hi there! This blog is for preserving and bringing awareness to the Las Vegas show EFX which played at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino from 1995-2002! Check out our discord server too if interested: https://discord.gg/pSAgRem

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EFX - Brave New World Edition 3.0 (Michael Crawford Reconstruction)

This is version 3.0 of my EFX edit that reconstructs the Michael Crawford version of the show. This time, it incorporates bits from a newly acquired audio bo...

Christmas has come early! My gift to all of you: -One complete show audio of Michael in EFX -and a new version of my video reconstruction combining a couple copies of a bootleg video, pro-shot footage from the documentary & youtube and some bits from the newly acquired audio. Since it no longer uses the studio version of Counting Up to Twenty, it isn't blocked by YouTube and I can post it all in one video. May 7th, 1995 Audio I hope you all enjoy. Also look forward to an audio of the understudies from after Michael was hurt soon. They still used the filmed bits with his floating head in Nexus and the Finale despite Kevin Koelbl filling in for the EFX Master. Please do share with anyone who may be interested. This is the fruit of my efforts with my friends to keep this wonderful show preserved. This is the most complete and highest quality copy of this version of the show you will find on the internet.

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I know it’s a very niche thing but here’s a reminder in light of new recent footage and audio my friends have come across that if you have ever been interested in the Vegas musical EFX, in any of it’s versions (Michael Crawford, David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, or Rick Springfield),  I have a discord server where me and my friends have been archiving and compiling footage on the show: https://discord.gg/YNwkgdb

If you’re a theatre blog, I would also appreciate it so much if you could signal boost this post because while EFX is a really obscure show, we’re trying to make sure it isn’t lost and anyone who’s been searching for any footage of it can find some!!

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David Cassidy in EFX. 

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I am proud to publically announce the release of my reconstruction of the Michael Crawford version of EFX! The goal is to create the most complete and best quality version of the show from the material currently available. Some of the cuts are rough, but that is true of the bootleg as well.  It has 4 sources: -The commonly circulated bootleg with lots of generation loss -the higher quality bootleg, which has some file corruption in areas -Pro-shot footage from The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford & Jones Mike’s YouTube channel -the cast album. I used this for the two mostly missing songs Somewhere in Time & Nexus, as well as Counting Up To Twenty and patched it in to some of the pro-shot footage from the documentary where Michael talks over it.  More information on the sources used and such here: https://pastebin.com/4001jGRt I was actually able to get it on YouTube, but unfortunately to do so I had to cut the  Counting Up to Twenty footage out. The original file retains it, so you are best off watching there. https://drive.google.com/file/d/14mgASbE0Ur9nCkSnEtQy0DKNVyuM6fAo/view?usp=sharing https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWd2Ry-Nllg40u0zI2csG7fqBsvRCxw0P

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The Limited Edition had EFX: Alive! tracks in it; two different versions of Forever, Faithful, When You Dream and Rhythm of the Beat.

I have gotten my hands on the elusive bonus tracks for Rick Springfield’s album! Thus, We have archived all officially released video and music from the show. 

Rick Springfield - Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance [Limited Edition] (2004) (192 kbps) (Album only, no DVD) 

Includes EFX: Alive! tracks Forever (two different versions), Faithful, When You Dream and Rhythm of the Beat.

https://mega.nz/folder/tjhyiAhb#4RvbTQMQfwtYUmHnWcL-Zg

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Rare footage from the “understudy era” of EFX after Crawford’s injury!

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“EFX was a Las Vegas Strip production show residing at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino which opened on March 23, 1995[1] and closed on December 31, 2002. When it premiered, it was the most expensive and largest-scaled theater installation in the world. A significant entertainment landmark of the strip for nearly eight years, it was known for changing its headline star every two years. Performers in the lead role were Michael Crawford, David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, and Rick Springfield.” “The original production of EFX featured a loose plot involving the celebration of the human mind. The EFX Master, in charge of EFX, a world where “anything is possible” thanks to imagination, invites the audience to relive their childhood innocence and wonder by taking them on a journey through four different stories: those of Merlin and King Arthur, a futuristic P.T. Barnum and his alien circus, the last days of Harry Houdini, and H.G. Wells’ classic novella, The Time Machine. Each story was its own “act,” and was introduced by a “helper” of the EFX Master’s based upon their “mastership” of that story’s overall theme.”

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/EfxPreservation

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZn9k8RQ6OnxKCAoh04PKLw

EFX subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LasVegasEFX/

Discord server: https://discord.gg/YNwkgdb

EFX Masterpost: https://efx-preservation.tumblr.com/post/619234249505161216/efx-content-masterlist

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EFX Content - Masterlist

We’ve managed to compile a great deal of content and I’d like to share it with you all. Even if you don’t care about the show, we’d greatly appreciate if you could signal boost this so more people can see it. It’s taken quite a bit of time (and money!) tracking down to find some of this material to preserve the show’s legacy. If you’re interested we also have a discord and you can find us on other platforms as well, at the bottom of the post. If you have better quality copies of anything listed here or things not listed at all, please message me.

Michael Crawford Era (March 23rd, 1995 - August, 1996)

SFGate - July 30th, 1995 https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Michael-Crawford-s-Special-EFX-Former-3027264.php

Las Vegas Times - May 31st, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-31-ca-7738-story.html

EFX - Original Cast Album (320 kbps MP3 or FLAC) https://mega.nz/folder/PIdkUaIB#h1j7ReqTKXKAA9aCy-QrsA

EFX - 1996 (Lower Generation) Michael Crawford Notes: Lower generation than the widely circulated copy; more detail visible. Promo Footage included as separate MKV files. Also missing "Counting Up To Twenty" but includes about 30 seconds of "Nexus". Duration is 1:09:36 MKV: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z8EJZnR5hpnAMwD-IWll5IWtbsm7fR25

VOBs w/ smalls:  https://mega.nz/folder/zCRGjQIQ#hblMCsbjo-OHmpfbhax93A

EFX - 1996 (Higher Generation) Michael Crawford Heavy generation loss, includes promos for the show and an alternate title song recording. Length is 1:20:45, commonly distributed as a single MKV. Includes “Counting Up To Twenty”, though the audio for that song is terrible. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lzuNmMeKM5thF8UsSJeyG2y3kIZi8Wfx

The Magic That Surrounds You (Pro-Shot) https://youtu.be/wO6wGlk8av4 Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/abRmkIzY#Dnvgy7iS0VaLtIJclhQfRMgDUmizp6qpj6a8RUpAsJg

Barnum Segment (Pro-Shot) https://youtu.be/Jw2gpxxXfi4 Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/LKYm1CLC#jnHed_3TiNcK5V_xS2ExsgS8sdXO7Q9vtBXqQiBCrXQ

The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford 1996 480p DVD REMUX MPEG-2 AC3-Destler Documentary that covers the show in detail in addition to the rest of his career. Features pro-shot clips of Crawford in the show. https://mega.nz/file/2SQXhADJ#C09YOhHGUEOcn1sUJ4JihgbHeqSIUT1gAnJ0swPlaY4 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x8TFZhujeCWV8YYyvFyUaWHZnoTpRDu4

The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford DVD5 ISO Documentary that covers the show in detail in addition to the rest of his career. Features pro-shot clips of Crawford in the show.  https://mega.nz/file/2eBRWa5K#t-0MtS4_ECAi88LEuGU7Zic5haRb0XihRje0q-7m54c

Michael Crawford on Today with Des and Mel - December 2004 Very funny anecdote about EFX at around 7 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diPOK6rBCpY Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/3HQ3DIaA#pnVpG76E21G22MQIkVG-Ug_a4br-Q0FJWKO3w3Sfm_k

Ross King interviews Michael Crawford on EFX Fascinating video, Michael talks rather indepth about the show  https://youtu.be/W-K7CZxf4EQ Mirrors: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1y7rdlfs43ksf2-PVHgZBM_XuYJ-um7Ot https://mega.nz/file/LWZzBCjL#y1vkS2h-p2P5_Koc-NSVEmhDlMZwpLDV24d_kV9jAqM

Lightning Sound International - February 1996 A Magazine that features a wealth of technical info on the show, as well as black and white photographs. http://www.theatrecrafts.com/archive/documents/lsi_1996feb_efx.pdf Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/2OJRUQJR#4uLuwiaZAMYUn0dkdi0AdljOMLYuLNlchwv7ir4O7lc

Playbill - January 28th, 1998 https://www.playbill.com/article/original-phantom-crawford-sues-mgm-grand-hotel-com-73099

Las Vegas Sun - December 2nd, 1999 https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/dec/02/mgm-grand-fails-to-have-crawfords-lawsuit-dismisse/

Kevin Koelbl Era

(August, 1996 - November 1996)

Kevin Koelbl - Somewhere in Time https://youtu.be/ScTteJfjWU4 Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/uCpDXbyJ#Mfwv-JwbSndiHojWGyYRzQSWzcLmdfUIdtMuQ-sSYN4

Kevin Koelbl - Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LmzZ9z9Jew&list=PLWd2Ry-Nllg6Yawf7u3Phzp1uGfZKvHz_&index=14&t=0s Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/zXpT1YBb#7xknEvLYEVAFqqQfm8xbGWHhAHUvTIDx0XjSpAiXr7k

David Cassidy Era (November 1996 - January 1999)

Chicago Tribune - December 31st, 1996 - David Cassidy Joins https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-12-31-9612310196-story.html

EFX - Starring David Cassidy Cast Album [320 kbps MP3/FLAC] Includes a Photoscanned copy of the booklet https://mega.nz/folder/DIoF0RrS#4KLInMafb7uAHqcc4uc6Rw https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWd2Ry-Nllg6DLIwb7H2MqXMrHJMFRyu1 EFX - David Cassidy Almost an hour of footage, pretty complete Source: http://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/TheatrePages/EFXvideos.html Mirrors: https://mega.nz/folder/zJhz0AJK#PwxEcjHkzU1wN0w7zAGsyw https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWd2Ry-Nllg4ktTdBckNeNSvCrVF9xM3O

EFX - 1997 11 minutes of possibly pro-shot footage, audio rather poor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khqoYlaKu6Q Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/jSBQzSAL#2GDWyj7XvBUxe-pSz3vEgsxNzCAAGHQxNdn-tIy-RU8

An excerpt from David Cassidy's autobiography https://efx-preservation.tumblr.com/post/618517651169345536/an-excerpt-from-david-cassidys-autobiography

November 22nd, 1996 - David Cassidy Talks about EFX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9eC6NxzFA Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/HHxFTQCK#eur2G4BUToSfgCcvNfAFiXirREgejEtGlJZjUyYA9VQ

David Cassidy - A Look Back in Time Source Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ6aVlzwKZM EFX segment only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5K6Odq9kk&feature=youtu.be Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/vHhx0ITB#_6FhKefUq3wo3H2ugNY-fYw16O-6YEC_1lA2xh2KvGc

Las Vegas Sun - October 8th, 1998 - David Cassidy's Departure https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/oct/08/david-cassidy-to-depart-mgms-efx/

Tommy Tune Era (January 15th, 1999 - January 13th, 2000)

Las Vegas Sun - December 22nd, 1998 https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/dec/22/tommy-tune-to-star-in-efx-show-at-mgm-grand/

Playbill - December 23rd, 1998 https://www.playbill.com/article/its-official-tommy-tune-will-tap-into-vegas-efx-jan-15-1999-com-79132

Playbill - January 15th, 1999 https://www.playbill.com/article/tommy-tune-to-use-tap-skills-as-special-efx-in-las-vegas-begins-jan-15-com-79485

Playbill - August 8th, 2000 https://www.playbill.com/article/playbill-on-lines-brief-encounter-with-tommy-tune-com-101445

EFX Promo - Tommy Tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkL9UYdzvpA Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/zGpHiAYD#np_jeTjtP09YFEuS2OWH_92mhrea5_LK9gPZ1BzIc8E

EFX - Starring Tommy Tune Cast Album [320 kbps MP3/FLAC]  Includes booklet scans made with Photoscan. https://mega.nz/folder/dVhySYaQ#38s4_MtSSoBAQh7T5aGWTA

EFX - January 1999 (Dress Rehearsal) Tommy Tune Notes: Pro-Shot, has some differences from the final version of his show. https://youtu.be/CVCICFV14MQ Mirror: https://mega.nz/file/uDRHkAAC#4iUeoDYkfy1u633BQy9-VbVhO9rd5hdEthYz1fLzI6g

EFX - Tommy Tune Bootleg https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWd2Ry-Nllg45nU1_pNB9507XYfOGCoym Mirror: https://mega.nz/folder/SaYCXAwJ#9QriczYeKSWHUMcvj8fhng

Misc. Tommy Tune Era Footage https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWd2Ry-Nllg50yVTC1iFNwvNL09bq_YFR Mirror: https://mega.nz/folder/OSwxmBwY#KCWaDqs8PHvsm8wTGIHV1Q

AP News - December 1st, 2000 https://apnews.com/938c386389fc36955d5f6b9c87bb4a01

EFX Alive!: Rick Springfield Era

(January 30th, 2001 - December 31st, 2002)

Rick Springfield joins EFX news announcement - December 5th, 2000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3lFfNXJYdo&feature=youtu.be

Digital Journal - December 7th, 2000 http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/32028

EFX: Alive! December 2002 (Pro-Shot) Rick Springfield Notes: Rare pro-shot DVD compiled from footage filmed over his last few performances. Released only with the limited edition of his album The Day After Yesterday and limited to 2,500 copies VOBs w/ Smalls: https://mega.nz/folder/QIg3UZBD#a5qQWHhzRGLvHJw55f8SeA

Remux: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DggC3ZgDYu0AzaBgrtMBM-g8kdkfMbr5

x264 encode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1frNR_wR34_C6UJkKfuN2eR5GAyQwfPYs/view?usp=sharing

x265 encode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TFlVgBvjdmWu_fTgxTV6bD2TWgr9yk3N/view?usp=sharing

YouTube: https://youtu.be/X9fxVBASqQE

EFX Alive! - Starring Rick Springfield Unofficial Cast Album [192 kbps MP3] Notes: Ripped from the pro-shot vid and split by the official DVD chapters. Sadly the DVD only offers 192 kbps AC3 so higher bitrate is not possible. https://mega.nz/folder/2KBilKpD#GqM70JAgDkam8DajkcOvNA https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWd2Ry-Nllg48hRIlKzaGA37WdRRN-bQ3

EFX Alive! - December 31st, 2002 (Bootleg) Version 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQWPVj_SaEY Version 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKqxXKYc3JQ Mirror: https://mega.nz/folder/2eRlBKxA#WXt-PZ4_Rk3dvVTOtxAyUg

EFX Alive! 2001 Promo: https://youtu.be/nmvwsGi0mmg

Forever Notes: From the limited edition of his album Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance... if you have this album please get in touch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceb3EUBc0-w&feature=youtu.be https://mega.nz/file/HToFxJRY#IpNWS3XHNN7U3s4_-e0KUbRfzWB9cP02wFoyQqq-qhg Sal Salangsang - Intergalactic Circus of Wonders Rick Springfield Understudy. Pro-Shot. https://youtu.be/06xP9poPE68 Sal Salangsang - Let it Shine Rick Springfield Understudy. Pro-Shot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhTSWMG9Po4

Digital Journal - December 7th, 2000 http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/32028 Las Vegas Sun - December 27th, 2002 https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/dec/27/efx-alive-is-breathing-fire-to-the-end/ If interested in more EFX content, including cast albums and videos, check out the EFX Preservation discord: https://discord.gg/pSAgRem And look for us on these platforms as well: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZn9k8RQ6OnxKCAoh04PKLw https://www.facebook.com/EFX-Preservation-102396571490587 https://twitter.com/EfxPreservation https://www.reddit.com/r/LasVegasEFX/

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Ripped from the pro-shot vid and split by the official DVD chapters. Now on youtube!

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EFX Alive! - Starring Rick Springfield [192 kbps MP3]  Ripped from the pro-shot vid and split by the official DVD chapters. Sadly the DVD only offers 192 kbps AC3 so higher bitrate is not possible. 

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Freshly ripped from my CD! Also available in 320 kbps MP3/FLAC with pictures of the booklet taken with Photoscan: https://mega.nz/folder/DIoF0RrS#4KLInMafb7uAHqcc4uc6Rw If interested in more EFX content, including cast albums and videos, check out the EFX Preservation discord: https://discord.gg/pSAgRem 

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An Excerpt from David Cassidy's Autobiography

"During the last month in Toronto, in August 1996, I began receiving phone calls from my attorney, John Frankenheimer at Loeb & Loeb in Los Angeles, who said the MGM Grand in Las Vegas was interested in me taking over the lead in EFX, a $60-million production that was failing miserably. Michael Crawford had injured himself and had had to pull out. I told him I would consider it, but I would need to make some creative changes to the show.

We were in negotiations for about a month. Richard Sturm, the head of entertainment for the MGM Grand, and Alex Yemenidijian, the chief operating officer, flew the corporate jet to Toronto to see my final performance in Blood Brothers. They took me out to dinner afterwards and said, ‘We want to do this deal with you. We’d like you to move to Las Vegas with your family.’

I said, ‘OK, when?’

‘Tomorrow.’

‘Tomorrow?!’ I started laughing, it was so crazy. ‘I’m on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee tomorrow.’

‘OK, we’ll keep the jet here an extra day. We’ll come pick you up the day after tomorrow. Bring everything you’ve got.’

One day. Pack your bags, move to Vegas. What a concept.

Sue, Beau and I arrived in Vegas and it was 100 degrees at six in the evening. This was in early September. My wife looked at me and said, ‘Are you sure about this?’

And I answered, ‘Yeah, I think I can make this work.’

We flew there with the chief executive officer, Terry Lanni, a very bright, fantastic guy. He was in the thoroughbred business as well. We had a long talk about living in Las Vegas, working in Las Vegas and the changes that I wanted to make to create a show that would work with me as the star. He seemed very supportive. He was straightforward, sincere, extremely well-polished, arguably one of the best minds in the gaming and hotel business. He proved his value in the ensuing decade.

I will never forget the opportunity that Terry Lanni, Alex Yemenidijian and Richard Sturm gave me to perform, create and execute the transformation of EFX – in three and a half weeks! I called Shaun and Don Reo, my good friend who is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer, and we put together a creative team and worked around the clock.

The rehearsal process was a nightmare because of the number of individuals who had to be there while we were still making changes. There were at least 75 people backstage because of all of the special effects. All of the music or any other creative aspect of the show had to be entered into computers that ran the special effects, so it was a complicated and time-consuming process.

We created a whole new story and it was an overnight sensation. EFX became the most successful show in Las Vegas for the 27 months I was there. Within six months, the show went from one to two performances a night, and they were selling out.

It was a dangerous show to perform. Once I fell through one of the trapdoors in the floor, which had not been secured, and nearly plummeted five stories down. Fortunately, someone was there to pull me off one of the traps. I was injured a few times.

After two years of starring in the show, ten shows a week, 50 weeks a year, I began having foot problems. The stage was made of steel in order to support sets weighing nine tons. That caused nerve damage in my left foot. Towards the end of the run, after about 1,500 performances, I injured my foot so badly that the doctor began giving me cortisone shots between my toes, which was excruciating. And I was told that I needed surgery to remove the nerves in my foot. As time went on, I was getting more and more shots.

When I recorded my album Old Trick, New Dog I was working ten shows a week. We recorded a lot of it, and then started overlaying. I was also starting a record company, Slamajama Records, and creating and producing a television series for Fox, Ask Harriet. I’d actually written and originally copyrighted the show for myself. Had I played the role, like I wanted to and should have, I think it would’ve been a successful series. It’s a tough thing to pull off, having people believe you’re both a woman and a cigar-smoking, Scotch-drinking sports writer, but I think I could have done it because of my physical appearance.

I was 48 and working seven days a week. And there’s a big difference between what you can do when you’re 21 and what you can do when you’re 48. I was close to a nervous breakdown and my wife and I were as close to splitting up as we have ever been.

The photographs on the cover and inner sleeve of Old Trick, New Dog were taken by Henry Diltz, with Gary Burton as art director, the same team who had done many of my earlier album covers. I can’t remember the last time I cried before that day, but I was weeping intensely for an hour prior to taking the cover photograph. We went out into a canyon outside of Vegas and I stopped by the side of the road and Henry took that shot. The photo is completely untouched. I wanted it to be like that.

I think Old Trick, New Dog is a good record. This album is not overproduced like the previous album. When your life is in chaos, you try to find a way to simplify.

No Bridge You Didn’t Cross is a really good song. That song came through my friend, publisher Linda Blum-Huntington. She put me together with a couple of different writers. I was trying to get away from writing almost exclusively with Sue, which is what I did for the previous two albums.

Tony Romeo sent me a demo of You Are the One. He passed away prior to making this album, had a heart attack and died instantly. I took the song and reworked it, added a bridge and made a completely different record out of it. His heir discovered that I had taken the song and worked on it and said, ‘I can’t allow you to use this song.’

And I said, ‘Well, then you’re going to have to sue me because Tony was my friend for many years. And it was the only song that he and I ever collaborated on together. I know if Tony were alive this conversation would never take place.’ And nothing more was ever said.

I went back and looked at some of the songs that had been very influential in my career. I redid a few Partridge Family songs, I Can Feel Your Heartbeat – I love that song – I Woke Up in Love This Morning, and I Think I Love You. Old trick, new dog. I also re-recorded Ricky’s Tune, taking a different approach to the tune.

Whatever Happened to Peace, Love and Happiness is a track that really reflected where I came from. I’m proud to wear it like a badge of my political and social attitudes.

During this period, I was totally overwhelmed. My personal life and my relationship with my wife were also suffering. I worked all day. I worked all night. For two and a half years, I didn’t get home until one or two in the morning. Sue had to get up with Beau and take him to school. Neither Sue nor Beau enjoyed Las Vegas at all. In fact, they often complained to me about how much they disliked it. This was, of course, very difficult for me because I was making a fortune and I was in what was arguably the most fertile, creative time of my life.

I went to see a shrink and lost it in his office. He sent me to a doctor who gave me a prescription for an anti-depressant, anti-stress pill. Within a matter of two weeks, it was like a different world for me. I was able to get a grip on all of it and put things into perspective.

I had a conversation with the MGM about leaving the show to have the operation on my foot and try to heal. I would need to be out for at least three months. They didn’t want to put an understudy in for that long, so I completed the term of my contract. By the last week of performances, however, I couldn’t walk. I was on crutches. My brother Patrick was kind enough to perform in my place.

The day after my contract at the MGM ended, I went in for foot surgery. While in my hospital bed, I called my friend Don Reo once again and said, ‘I’ve got this great idea. I want to do a show about the old Vegas, about what made Las Vegas, Las Vegas.’ The first time I went to Las Vegas was with my dad and Shirley in 1961. They took me to see Frank and it was pretty fantastic. I loved it."

- Could It Be Forever?: My Story

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It’s here boys! the pro-shot video of Rick Springfield in EFX Alive! DVD5/Remux/x264/x265 available here: https://mega.nz/folder/UB5nFAaB#QK0RYXQDj_W12F4HN7MUnw If interested in more EFX content, including cast albums and videos, check out the EFX Preservation discord: https://discord.gg/pSAgRem

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A video bootleg of the David Cassidy version of the EFX show has turned up! Almost an hour of footage!

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Photos of David Cassidy, the longest running lead in EFX (November 1996-1999). If you have more, especially photos and video footage please reach out to us.  If interested in more EFX content, including cast albums and videos, check out the EFX Preservation discord: https://discord.gg/pSAgRem

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Here are a few of the costumes worn by the leads in EFX. On the left is Michael Crawford’s EFX Master costume, the middle is David Cassidy’s PT Barnum outfit, while the right was worn by Rick Springfield. If interested in more EFX content, including cast albums and videos, check out the EFX Preservation discord: https://discord.gg/pSAgRem