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EFX (Theatre)
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EFX | |
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EFX (pronounced effects) was a Las Vegas production show that opened in 1995 at the MGM Grand Resort and Casino and ran until 2003. Originally starring Michael Crawford, the show changed headliners a total of four times, with David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, and Rick Springfield filling the lead role in turn.Set in the magical world of EFX, the protagonist (either the "EFX Master", a magical emcee, or an everyman depending on the version) takes the audience along on a journey through space and time featuring Merlin, P. T. Barnum, Harry Houdini and H. G. Wells. Packed full of special effects, acrobatics, and even two large animatronic dragons, EFX at the time of its opening was the most expensive theatrical production ever designed, costing $40 million dollars to produce.Compare the show that replaced it, Cirque du Soleil's KÀ, which could be seen as an unofficial Spiritual Successor in its similar use of extensive theatrical spectacle. | |
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Dropped link to DoubleEntendre: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
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Dropped link to TheNineties: Not a Feature - IGNORE | |
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Dropped link to ThePhantomOfTheOpera: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_13d7a65e | type |
The Artifact | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_13d7a65e | comment |
The Artifact: Most of the larger props, ranging from the holographic head to a giant hand, were kept through various rewrites because MGM wasn't about to waste 40 million dollars. | |
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"No Talking or Phones" Warning | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_191a164 | comment |
"No Talking or Phones" Warning: Sung by preshow act One Spirit. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_1a6960dd | type |
Flying Saucer | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_1a6960dd | comment |
Flying Saucer: The headliner rides a similar-looking contraption in the title number. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_1d058913 | type |
Gospel Revival Number | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_1d058913 | comment |
Gospel Revival Number: The second half of "Let it Shine", the Grand Finale of the Cassidy and Tune versions. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_1e669b8e | type |
Humanoid Aliens | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_1e669b8e | comment |
Humanoid Aliens: The Intergalactic Circus of Wonders consists primarily of these. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_1f37a427 | type |
Face on the Cover | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_1f37a427 | comment |
Face on the Cover: The advertising for this version of the show featured the giant, unraveling head of Michael Crawford on signs, posters, the soundtrack cover, and even casino tokens. | |
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Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_23a79ebf | comment |
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer: James Earl Jones as the EFX Master | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_2534ee67 | type |
In Medias Res | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_2534ee67 | comment |
In Medias Res: The actual opening number comes after a prelude by the EFX Master (originally known as "Nexus") introducing the four lower Masters, each with their own musical theme. The Tommy Tune version takes this further — with three songs before the flying saucer even appears! | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_2cad9f96 | type |
The Centerpiece Spectacular | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_2cad9f96 | comment |
The Centerpiece Spectacular: The fire-breathing animatronic dragons featured in the Merlin segment became the show's signature moment, even going as far as to be depicted in merchandise such as watches. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_36e63b81 | type |
Rule of Cool | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_36e63b81 | comment |
Rule of Cool: What exactly do dragons, a trapeze troupe, and a giant head have in common? Everything in the name of trying to outdo every other show on the Las Vegas Strip. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_389b0e | type |
Title Theme Tune | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_389b0e | comment |
Title Theme Tune: The opening song. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_3b4f620a | type |
No Fourth Wall | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_3b4f620a | comment |
No Fourth Wall: A major element of the story, the idea being that the audience is being granted a view of a Magical Land emceed by the EFX Master. Performers during the prologue and Barnum segments constantly run in and out of the audience, and this line serves as the cue to put on the 3D glasses in the Tommy Tune version: | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_3fb5ab75 | type |
The Eleven O'Clock Number | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_3fb5ab75 | comment |
The Eleven O'Clock Number: "Counting Up to Twenty"/"River in Time" (for post-Crawford versions), presented as a 3-D film as H. G. Wells travels into the future. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_4160410d | type |
Damsel in Distress | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_4160410d | comment |
Damsel in Distress: The slave girl captured by the Morlocks in the Wells segment. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_4179d411 | type |
Spooky Séance | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_4179d411 | comment |
Spooky Séance: The Houdini segment opens with one where sheets fly off nearby furniture and attendees are pulled from the table and into the air. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_49d59be9 | type |
Scenery Porn | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_49d59be9 | comment |
Scenery Porn: A moving spaceship, a large mountain, and a multi-story underground lair are just some of the large sets. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_4aa3c552 | type |
Animorphism | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_4aa3c552 | comment |
Animorphism: After being trapped in a ring of fire, Morgana turns into a dragon to battle Merlin. Unfortunately for her, Merlin is able to do the same — and thus ultimately win the fight. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_4abf639f | type |
Ignorant of the Call | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_4abf639f | comment |
Ignorant of the Call: During the opening scene, David repeatedly scoffs at the idea that he has been chosen by the EFX Master for a journey through space and time. (The four masters can't believe it, either!) | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_4de1a4f7 | type |
Improvised Weapon | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_4de1a4f7 | comment |
Improvised Weapon: The Morlock battle in the final segment is filled with these. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_55eaf38d | type |
Time Travel Escape | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_55eaf38d | comment |
Time Travel Escape: The slave girl during the finale of the H. G. Wells act, who kisses Wells to convince him to take her with him back into the past. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_5b0323a5 | type |
Spontaneous Choreography | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_5b0323a5 | comment |
Spontaneous Choreography: Most of the segments, bar the Houdini sequence, have this: The Merlin act begins with a ballet number during which leaves grow on trees and a waterfall magically appears The Barnum act climaxes with a cosmic Irish jig (which follows a tap number in the Tommy Tune version). The H.G. Wells act features a tribal stick number performed by the captured slaves. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_5ce7dbb9 | type |
Central Theme | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_5ce7dbb9 | comment |
Central Theme: The wonder of the human imagination. The Magical Land the show unfolds in is explicitly a repository for humanity's dreams (both good and bad) and memories, with its residents able to bring them to life for the audience to marvel at and be inspired by. The execution of the theme, and how heavily it applied in the first place, varied between the different incarnations; it's most obvious in the original Michael Crawford version (down to the exit music "Open Your Eyes" serving as a summing-up of the whole show). | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_5dfa0fde | type |
Omniscient Morality License | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_5dfa0fde | comment |
Omniscient Morality License: In this version the Masters nearly let David get burned by dragon fire and drown in Houdini's water torture cell! | |
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From Beyond the Fourth Wall | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_62453cf7 | comment |
From Beyond the Fourth Wall: David begins the show walking around the theatre waiting tables until he is literally pulled from the audience by the EFX Masters to take a journey across space and time. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_62697dee | type |
The Master | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_62697dee | comment |
The Master: Inverted. In all versions, though the specifics of the character vary, the EFX Master himself is benevolent and puts on a show to encourage the audience members to unlock their full potential via imagination. This is taken further in the David Cassidy version where he assigns the sub-Masters to help Cassidy's everyman find his capacity for happiness — and from there, his girlfriend — again. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_629f74e6 | type |
Repulsive Ringmaster | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_629f74e6 | comment |
Repulsive Ringmaster: Downplayed and Played for Laughs with Barnum: He's an enthusiastic but short-tempered showman who constantly silences his costars and even chases after his assistant for screwing up his human cannonball stunt. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_6de438eb | type |
The Everyman | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_6de438eb | comment |
The Everyman: David. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_6e16031c | type |
Sphere of Power | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_6e16031c | comment |
Sphere of Power: The EFX Master stands on one during the finale. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_70518904 | type |
Human Cannonball | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_70518904 | comment |
Human Cannonball: The end of P.T. Barnum's stand-up act... however, nothing goes as planned as the cannon is pointed at the stage and explodes with Barnum inside of it. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_70d8269d | type |
Excuse Plot | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_70d8269d | comment |
Excuse Plot: The premise of a journey through a Magical Land justifies the parade of giant setpieces and theatrical effects. As well, from the beginning the show was written (and later rewritten) around the strengths and talents of its current leading man, particularly their musical skillset. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_7464705c | type |
Arc Words | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_7464705c | comment |
Arc Words: "You wanna fly with angels, you wanna sail through time" is later spoken as part of the EFX Master's finale monologue. Also, "Listen to your heart". | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_77a495f1 | type |
Historical Badass Upgrade | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_77a495f1 | comment |
Historical Badass Upgrade: H.G. Wells goes from a famed science fiction writer to an action hero as he battles Morlocks to save a slave girl and his time machine. Depending on the star of the show, the amount of stunts Wells actually performs varies. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_77d826c7 | type |
Stern Teacher | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_77d826c7 | comment |
Stern Teacher: The Master of Spirits is this. He may be ultimately good at heart like the other Masters, but he does threaten to trap David in the spirit world. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_7fe8b5b5 | type |
Time Machine | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_7fe8b5b5 | comment |
Time Machine: After H. G. Wells's short monologue about the unexpected success of his novel The Time Machine, it is revealed that he really invented one, which he uses to travel through the 20th century and then beyond. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_80ef74c3 | type |
Fictionalized Death Account | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_80ef74c3 | comment |
Fictionalized Death Account: The third segment of the show alleges that Houdini died by drowning in the Chinese water torture cell — it was actually appendicitis. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_823c6e3e | type |
Large Ham | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_823c6e3e | comment |
Large Ham: The Master of Laughter, Michael Crawford's Barnum and, starting with the David Cassidy version, the preshow "technician" performing a comedy act similar to those of Cirque du Soleil shows. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_8409a385 | type |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_8409a385 | comment |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin: The show's title, an abbreviation derived from the film industry, makes the show's true star (according to early press releases) incredibly clear. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_85a782c7 | type |
Space Clothes | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_85a782c7 | comment |
Space Clothes: The Intergalactic Circus of Wonders ensemble dresses in silver. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_9141fba3 | type |
Fountain of Youth | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_9141fba3 | comment |
Fountain of Youth: Tommy Tune is turned into a child version of himself before the Merlin act to play King Arthur. Then it's deconstructed — Tune himself plays Merlin. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_91a2039b | type |
I Am the Noun | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_91a2039b | comment |
I Am the Noun: The EFX Master's opening monologue, in which he appears as a large projected face. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_91b55fe | type |
Pop-Star Composer | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_91b55fe | comment |
Pop-Star Composer: Musical contributions by Michael Crawford and further songs added by David Cassidy, Rick Springfield and Andrew Gold of 10cc. | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_9d6427ec | type |
Time Travel | |
| EFX (Theatre) / int_9d6427ec | comment |
Time Travel | |
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| EFX (Theatre) / int_9f6fb586 | type |
Leitmotif | |
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Leitmotif: Each of the four Masters introduces their respective act to the tune of the opening theme. Also, this operatic theme which appeared in both the opening and finale of Michael Crawford's version of the show. | |
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Award-Bait Song | |
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Award-Bait Song: "Counting Up to Twenty", the song that accompanies Wells' trip through time. Twenty refers to the 20th century he's zooming through in the film segment. | |
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Retool | |
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Retool: Happened four times over the eight years the show ran. Michael Crawford left the show in 1996 (due to injuries sustained while performing his own stunts), and the show saw Barnum’s stand-up act replaced by a trapeze troupe. David Cassidy became the star later that year. His version of the show had a more fleshed-out story involving Cassidy as a busboy searching for his estranged girlfriend, and reducing the character of the EFX Master to a holographic head. Additionally, "Tonight" was cut, "Intergalactic Circus of Wonders" was re-written and "Counting up to Twenty" and the finale were replaced by "River in Time" and "Let it Shine", respectively. After Cassidy left in 1998, Tommy Tune joined the cast and "Tonight" was re-inserted. The framing device was now a variation on All Just a Dream rather than an ongoing storyline. When Rick Springfield became the last headliner, the show was re-named to EFX Alive! and cut the four Masters entirely. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: Two major ones happen during P. T. Barnum's standup act. Barnum explains that future Las Vegas disappeared when its entire population, including several magicians, was eaten by over-bred white tigers (a dig at the then-popular Siegfried and Roy). Barnum's pet bird Muffy quips "Slowwwly, geeennntly..." while he explains his "evade the blade" magic cabinet. | |
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Cool Starship | |
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Cool Starship: P. T. Barnum’s enormous spaceship is equipped with a ton of searchlights, its own scrolling LED display and elevator. | |
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Self-Deprecation | |
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Self-Deprecation: Playing into the press surrounding the notoriously intense physical nature of the show, the commercial for Tommy Tune's version of the show invites audiences to see him as the star while they still can... | |
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Pantomime Animal | |
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Pantomime Animal: Exaggerated with the large, long-legged horse-like creature during the Barnum act, played by a performer on stilts. | |
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Audience Participation | |
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Audience Participation: David's in-universe girlfriend Laura was played by a selected member of the audience who received flowers at the end for her participation. | |
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Final Love Duet | |
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Final Love Duet: The song “Tonight” as sung by Houdini and his wife, Bess. Also counts as Distant Duet, seeing as he’s really a spirit brought back through a séance held by Bess. | |
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All Just a Dream | |
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All Just a Dream: The motif of this version, with Tommy in pajamas atop the opening flying saucer and a young Tommy carrying a pillow in the Merlin segment. | |
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Beethoven Was an Alien Spy | |
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Beethoven Was an Alien Spy: This P. T. Barnum is actually a future incarnation of himself, who runs an intergalactic circus starring extraterrestrial people and animals. The show also plays upon the idea that H. G. Wells's Time Traveler character was actually Wells himself. | |
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Earn Your Happy Ending | |
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Earn Your Happy Ending: The protagonist goes on a magical journey to get back the powers of his imagination in order to...win back his girlfriend. | |
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Humanshifting | |
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Humanshifting: The headliner transforms or is transformed into the forms of Merlin (or King Arthur), P. T. Barnum, Harry Houdini and H. G. Wells. | |
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