Spring 2001 – Maurice Chevalier’s MY PARIS, was another Chevalier spin-off for Tony. He had performed with the Lido La Tournée Champs-Élysées Paris at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California. The McCallum’s director, Mitch Gershenfeld was impressed with Tony’s performance and envisioned a symphony pops show for Tony with a Chevalier theme. Mitch initiated a collaboration between Tony Sandler and Grammy Award-winning music arranger and composer, Peter Matz. Tony flew to Los Angeles to meet with Peter. Peter Matz had studied in Paris, he spoke French, he was enamored with the French chansons, and he immediately embraced Tony’s repertoire. This proved to be an ideal partnership, and work began in earnest. Tony and Marna Petersen wrote a script based on Chevalier’s book, My Paris, and finalized the song lineup. In Los Angeles, Peter worked on the arrangements.