It was love at first sight for Schitt’s Creek star Noah Reid when he left his Perth fanbase swooning during his first ever gig in WA.
The Canadian actor is best known for playing Patrick Brewer – the patient and adorable husband of David Rose in the hit US comedy – but is now hitting the road with his solo music career.
The 36-year-old, who has just become a first time dad with his partner Clare Stone, charmed the pants off his Perth fanbase when he chose to close his Everything Is Fine tour on Tuesday night at the Astor Theatre in Mount Lawley.
Playing songs from his latest album Adjustments, he left the audience swooning just as he did David on screen when he serenaded him with a cover of Tina Turner’s The Best.
“The audience also loved his banter,” Dirk Botje from Bull Creek said.
“He put on a great show last night in Mt Lawley showcasing his piano, guitar and singing skills.
“Shades of Paul Kelly and other folk-rock musicians,” said the fan, who added, “For those of you who haven’t seen Schitt’s Creek, do yourself a favour. A great production from the Canadians.”
The charming star told The West that after the gig he was hoping to catch a famous celeb quokka selfie.
“I don’t know what a Quokka is, but I like the sound of the word. It sound like a once in a life time situation and I am embarrassed that my grade 4 education did not prepare me for this,” he said.
“I am hoping to catch as much culture as I can in the small of period time I will be.”
Heading to the West for the first time, Reid explained: “I have never toured Australia, I have never been to Australia. I have done several projects – my grade 4 country project was on Australia! I’ve been obsessed with the country for a very long time so I am super stoked to be there playing songs.”
As for his transformation to a music career, he said before last night’s show: “Music has always been a space where I get to control my creative output in a way that I don’t in my acting career.”
He added: “Acting is really creative and there’s definitely artistry to it but I don’t think that just because you’re an actor, you’re automatically an artist.”
“I’ve worked really hard for years to create these records. People might know me more widely as an actor, but music is a space where I’ve loved working for years.”
He said meeting his Perth fan base was “a long time coming!”