Springfield Heading to Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) â€” Rick Springfield has been a rock star and a TV doctor. Now, he's trying his luck in Las Vegas. <br><br>Springfield takes the stage Tuesday as the lead in the newly titled show ``EFX

Friday, January 26th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

LAS VEGAS (AP) â€” Rick Springfield has been a rock star and a TV doctor. Now, he's trying his luck in Las Vegas.

Springfield takes the stage Tuesday as the lead in the newly titled show ``EFX Alive'' at the MGM Grand hotel-casino.

``The weirdest thing for me was to do a show in Vegas,'' he told The Associated Press during rehearsal Thursday. ``I always thought Vegas is where musicians come to die.''

He replaces Broadway star Tommy Tune in the $75 million production, which previously featured David Cassidy and Michael Crawford and was simply called ``EFX.''

The 51-year-old performer makes his ``EFX Alive'' debut the same day his first live album, ``Greatest Hits Alive,'' is set to be released by Universal. An ``EFX'' soundtrack album also is being produced.

A heartthrob in the 1980s, Springfield is best known for hits including ``Jessie's Girl'' and for his portrayal of Dr. Noah Drake on the soap opera ``General Hospital.''