Elevated by Tony Sandler’s performance, this surprising biography follows Maurice Chevalier on a roller coaster ride that transforms a savvy street urchin into an international legend adored by royalty and commoner alike.  Resilient and driven by his responsibility to cheer up his public in a world torn by one world war and then another, this beloved French icon risks all to carry out his mission with an immitigable spirit of hope and joie de vivre. Maurice & Me is elegant, an uplifting tribute to one man’s odyssey of survival, courage, love, and nobility of purpose. 

This story heads through the back roads of explosive 20th Century history, and astounds even those familiar with Chevalier.   But at another level, Maurice & Me is an episodic character study.  And oh, what a character. 

Chevalier – Maurice & Me is sure-fire entertainment served with saucy humor and French élan.  Tony weaves Maurice’s story with anecdotes, intrigue, and song, with all the skills of a seasoned troubadour. Chevalier’s hit songs (along with some delightful unknowns) enrich the story, sometimes with innuendo, always with love: for women, for Paris, and for life.  Oh, c’est magnifique, how Maurice reminds us that passion burns eternally in a flame of many hues. 

Bolstered by a four-piece instrumental ensemble, the music is fun, fresh and sensuous.  Tony is at his peak, his continental charm disarming and his voice delicious.