George fan Brendan says ‘I’m Your Man’
A George Michael lookalike is set to star as his idol during a live, touring stage show about the singer’s life.
Brendan Carr, 51, will be the headline act performing as ‘older George’ in the touring theatre performance, The George Michael Story. Devotee Brendan, who drove 400 miles over 16 hours last Christmas from Lanarkshire to visit George’s former home in Goring, Oxfordshire, on the first anniversary of the superstar’s death, performs with tribute group, I’m Your Man. He was approached by the new touring show’s founding director Colin Jones, who said Brendan, of Cleland, was top of his list of acts to play ‘older George’ in the chronological show about the star’s life, starting from the earliest part of George’s career right through to his death on Christmas Day 2016.
The superfan, who is a dead ringer for the former Wham! front man, told The Ticket: “I was absolutely over the moon to be asked to do this and just so excited about the whole prospect of it.
“It’s a dream come true for me to be singing and paying tribute to a guy that I love.
“I’ll be playing George during the second half of the show in his later life. It’s going to be a very emotional story, there’s going to be a lot of tears. But there will be a lot of happy moments with people up singing.”
Brendan will perform in front of an audience of thousands during 11 live shows at venues across the UK — including one at Double Tree by Hilton Strathclyde at Bellshill on August 24
A full live, nine-piece band with video screens will support the story and show footage of George and interviews with the man himself.
Brendan continued: “Loads of George Michael fans have been messaging me since a photograph of me bowing down at George’s house went online.
“There has been a huge amount of people that have said ‘Oh my God, that looks so much like George Michael’.
Singer Steve Mitchell, 39, will be performing as ‘young George’ at the start of the show, which will see profits being donated to George Michael’s charities.
Co-producer James Croft says he can’t wait to get The George Michael Story on the road.
“It’s great to have Brendan on board,” said James. “I know both he and Steve Mitchell will do George Michael proud.”
For tickets, visit thegeorgemichaelstory.com