Michael Burgess at the MacIntyre
From the moment Michael Burgess stepped out on stage at Mohawk’s MacIntyre Performing Arts Centre, the eyes of the audience were fixed on him. Many in the audience wondered why the popular singer would choose to conceal himself behind a ball cap and a pair of black sunglasses. It wasn’t until the spotlight adjusted on him that they could see half his face was disfigured.
As the show progressed and the sound of live music echoed through the auditorium, the audience noticed a dramatic irony in Burgess’s song choices.
One of his first songs was…