| Rick Springfield starring
in Vegas spectacular EFX!Broadway's Smokey Joe's Cafe was any indication, this exciting
stage show should be nothing less than awe inspiring.Las Vegas to catch a glimpse of Rick's
star power in this show.Rick discussing what it's like to be performing
in EFX Alive.Let's all make this a Vegas year!EFX
Alive, starring Rick Springfield
By Chuck Rounds, www.EFX Alive, starring Rick
Springfield, playing inside the EFX theatre at the MGM Grand Hotel
and Casino, is probably the best version of the show yet.This is a huge, and often times awesome
show.The sets, lights, effects, music and dancers are all wonderful.The show has always been
about seeing really big sets and special effect, with dancing
and singing.The story never worked, always
required extensive narration to explain, and only served to destroy
the pace and energy of the show.The show is tied together by the effects
themselves, and now, at least, there is the opportunity for the
production to have a little more fun.Rick Springfield does
a good job as the EFX master.He has rid himself of a lot of the
pretension that has come with this role in the past.He carries the production and the singing a lot better than
I thought he would.They
enliven us as we watch them.For as large as the EFX
theatre is, they tend to cram audience members into the space
and seat them in close quarters at small tables.EFX,'' which has seen its share of retooling in
the past six years as a variety of headliners stepped into the
show's leading role.Several injuries later,
in 1996, Crawford exited the demanding role.Next came Broadway
legend Tommy Tune, who bowed out at the end of 2000.Welcome to 2001, and the ''EFX''
space odyssey is now helmed by rock 'n' roll bad boy Rick Springfield.High Tide,' and even though I was very interested
in the Vegas show, the timing just wasn't right,'' Springfield
says, phoning from Las Vegas.Jerry Mitchell, and the fact that I could write music for the
show, it was set.Like, let's
have these incredibly talented dancers really dance, rather than
just parade around in costumes.So ''EFX'' is now ''EFX Alive,''
a more highly charged spectacular, Springfield says, that takes
advantage of his musicianship, as well as his acting skills and
ability to just ''go out there and have fun.Springfield
also wrote the show's new opening number, ''Rhythm of the Beat,''
as well as the romantic ballad ''Forever,'' for the ''Houdini''
segment of the show, which he says has now become a love story.So, are his wildest days behind
him?I'm really glad I did that.Springfield is also working on
a new album.It's great to be working,'' he
says.And it's
two hours, nonstop, which keeps me in great shape.Casino, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd.Showtimes:
7:30 and 10:30 p.But Springfield seems
to have trouble being a kid again in the Merlin segment.It might work better
if switched with the second segment, which presents Springfield
as a futuristic P.Natasha
Katz and a pulsating new instrumental track from music director
Bill Wray.Morlocks' cavern assembling itself onstage.The show
appears twice nightly Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.Theatre, which features 6,000 lights,
85,000 watts of stereo sound, NASA computer technology and enough
electricity to power 1,440 homes.Life in a Northern Town (The Dream Academy)
Broken Wings (Mr.The Rick Springfield Anthology is now available!Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23, 1949 in Sydney, Australia) is a songwriter, musician and actor.Springfield started playing piano at age 9.In 1969, when Springfield returned to Australia, he formed a band named Wickedy Wak with MPD bandmates Danny Finley and Paul Shannon, along with a keyboardist who went by the name of Ray Wight.Later that year, he joined the band Zoot.Australia, "Speak to the Sky."Capitol Records signed him, and he recorded his first album Beginnings.Exposure on American Bandstand, as well as being regularly featured in teen fan magazines such as 16 magazine and Tiger Beat, sparked interest amongst teenage girls.Springfield and ran for one year, with a soundtrack album also released.Documentary Rick Springfield: Behind The Image, radio stations became suspicious of the album "Beginnings" and refused to play it, because of rumors that the record company, Capitol Records, was paying people to purchase it.It received very good reviews from Rolling Stone Magazine, but it failed to chart.Springfield was dropped from that label as well, and plans to release an album entitled Springfield were also scrapped.Despite one single, "Take A Hand", grazing the Top 40, the album still fell off the charts.After a break of several years to do some acting (see section below), Springfield returned to music in 1981 with the album Working Class Dog.Springfield won a Grammy in 1982 for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" for "Jessie's Girl".Springfield was also nominated for a second Grammy in 1982 and a third Grammy in 1983.The album went platinum on the strength of the hits "Human Touch", "Souls", and "Affair of the Heart".His 1984 single "Love Somebody" (from the soundtrack album to the Hard to Hold movie he starred in that year) was his last top ten hit in the U.He stopped touring in 1985, for the birth of his first son, Liam.Springfield was one of several performers who participated in the Live Aid charity concert.In 1987, Springfield returned to the studio and released the album Rock of Life.Since he was unable to play the guitar for six months, the planned tour to promote his album was canceled.From 1999 onward, he has held several concert tours throughout North America.A) on his own "Gomer Record" label.Top Internet Album Sales chart.On April 28, 2006, Springfield performed a medley of his hits at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards, and received an enthusiastic response, which included a standing ovation from his acting peers.August 2007, Rick took part in the Countdown Spectacular 2 concert series in Australia.He had already starred in the cartoon series Mission: Magic, produced by Filmation in 1973, where he appears in the animated format, along with the teacher Miss Tickle and her teenaged students.He also had a brief role as Zac in the 1978 movie Battlestar Galactica, and a small recurring role on the soap opera The Young and The Restless.He had already recorded the album Working Class Dog, which neither he nor his agent had expected would do very well, which is why Springfield took the soap role.The success of the song boosted the ratings of the show, which according to Springfield "became the biggest show on TV for that summer," and the fame from the show likewise boosted the sale of the song.In 1984, Springfield made one full length feature film Hard to Hold.TV movies, and appeared in television shows such as Suddenly Susan.In 1992, he starred in the suspense detective series Human Target.Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.From February 2000 through December 2002, Springfield performed in EFX Alive!MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada to critical acclaim.In 2001, he appeared in the film Dying to Dance, which also starred another General Hospital actor, Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio).His run was subsequently extended, although as of 2007 he remains a guest star on recurring status, and not a full contract cast member.In July 2007, a new storyline was introduced with another character also played by Springfield.He considered it his first "grown up" relationship, despite nearly 10 years difference in their ages.He is married to Barbara Porter (October 27, 1984).In 1985, Springfield took break from his musical career to spend more time with his family, and to deal with the depression that had affected him since his adolescence.He had also wrestled with depression in the 1970s, when the serious illness of his father (who died on April 24, 1981) and career troubles caused him to "hit the wall" and contemplate suicide.In 2006, Rick Springfield became a citizen of the United States, but also retains his Australian citizenship.Year
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