Timeline / EFX

1995

• EFX opens on March 23rd starring Michael Crawford.
• The Crawford soundtrack is released.

1996

• Crawford leaves in August. David Cassidy becomes the star in November.

Cassidy changes:

• A storyline is added involving Cassidy as a busboy chosen to find his lost imagination.
• The EFX Master is reduced to holographic head played by James Earl Jones.
• Cassidy is made King Arthur instead of Merlin.
• "Intergalactic Circus of Wonders" is rewritten.
• The Flying Kaganovitch trapeze troupe replaces Barnum's stand-up act.
• "Tonight" is removed along with all related musical motifs.
• "Counting Up to Twenty" is replaced by "River in Time"
• "Finale" is replaced by "Let it Shine".

1997

• The Cassidy soundtrack is released.

1999

• David Cassidy leaves EFX in January and Tommy Tune becomes headliner.
• The Tune soundtrack is released.

Tune changes:

• The Cassidy storyline is replaced by a motif centered around dreams.
• The opening song is rewritten as "EFX (Bring on the Dream)".
• "The Magic That Surrounds You" is replaced by "When You Believe"
• Tune is made Merlin with a younger version of Tune as King Arthur.
• "Greatest Showman in the Universe" precedes "Circus of Wonders".
• "Eclipse" inserted between the Barnum and Houdini segments.
• "Tonight" is re-inserted.
• "River in Time" features vocals by Ernest Chambers and Ken Young.
• The Cassidy finale dance is replaced by two new songs. Let it Shine remains.

2000

• Tommy Tune leaves EFX.

2001

• Rick Springfield becomes star the of EFX.

Springfield changes:

• EFX is renamed EFX Alive!.
• The Tune storyline is removed.
• The characters of the Masters of Magic, Spirits, Laughter and Time are removed.
• Rick Springfield becomes the EFX Master and replaces James Earl Jones on the holographic head.
• "EFX (Bring on the Dream)" is replaced by "Rhythm of the Beat"
• "The Magic That Surrounds You" is re-inserted.
• The Flying Kaganovitch is replaced by an acrobatic act involving a giant sphere.
• Springfield's song "Human Touch" is added to the Barnum segment.
• "Eclipse" is removed.
• "Tonight" is replaced by "Forever"
• "River in Time" features vocals by Rick Springfield.
• The Cassidy finale dance is re-inserted.

2003

• EFX Alive! closes on January 1st.