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But George Michael admits he'd find it difficult to watch...

Following in the footsteps of ABBA and QUEEN's 'WE WILL ROCK YOU', GEORGE MICHAEL has revealed plans to stage Wham, THE MUSICAL.

The elusive star says he and fellow Wham! member Andrew Ridgeley are currently sifting through offers from producers.

"Two or three different producers have approached Andrew and I about this and I'm a bit torn. I absolutely hate the idea on a creative level. But on another level I know that a certain generation of people would love it," Michael told Heart 106.2FM.

But he added that he would find it difficult to watch hits like 'Club Tropicana' and 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' being murdered by stage school students.

"The truth is that done on stage there will be no charm and you'll be left with a lot of cheese, so I'm torn. Am I being too much of a snob? I would literally have to avoid the premiere."

[a][/a] split in 1986 after a massively successful four-year chart career, which included four UK Number one singles.

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