MY PARIS was based on Chevalier’s book “My Paris.”
| “The streets and squares and avenues in my town make up the spectacle everyone advises a tourist to look at. But when thinking about the Paris of my own life, of my heart really, I must go directly into the narrow side streets of the city where special memories still linger for me. They may be some of the moments of love which have left only sweet thoughts; they may be of professional moments of real pleasure and attainment; they may be of fleeting moments of simple tender humanity, good friendship, the sweet joy of true sympathetic company.” | ||
| - Maurice Chevalier |
OVERTURE
PARIS JE T’AIME D’AMOUR (Paris please stay the same)
PARIS CANAILLE
LA CHANSONNETTE / C’EST SI BON
APRIL IN PARIS
FOLIES BERGÈRES
VALENTINE
MA CHÉRIE
LOUISE
COLE PORTER MEDLEY:
C’EST MAGNIFIQUE / JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS / I LOVE PARIS
GIGI
THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS
MON PLUS VIEUX COPAIN (My oldest friend, Paris)
LA SEINE
MEDLEY DE CHANSONS FRANÇAISES:
MOULIN ROUGE / LES FEUILLES MORTES (Autumn Leaves)
PARLEZ MOI D’AMOUR (Speak to me of love) / DARLING JE VOUS AIME /
LA VIE EN ROSE
LA VALSE À MILLE TEMPS (Waltz of a thousand times)
Peter Matz has distinguished himself as one of the foremost musical director/arranger/ composers in every medium of entertainment. He has been honored with three Emmy Awards for My Name Is Barbra, The Sounds of Burt Bacharach, and The Carol Burnett Show; a Grammy Award for the Barbra Streisand album, People; two Tony Awards nominations; a Clio Award; and an Academy Award nomination. His original scores for countless feature films and television movies have also earned him additional awards, nominations and critical acclaim. As a musical director, he has arranged and conducted for such legendary superstars as Noel Coward, Marlene Dietrich, Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Bing Crosby, Liza Minnelli, Diahann Carroll, Tony Bennett. Sarah Vaughan, Dionne Warwick, Sam Ramsey, and Melissa Manchester.
Maurice Chevalier (b.12 Sept. 1888, Paris – d.1 Jan., 1972, Paris), the bon vivant entertainment giant, was heralded as France’s “Goodwill Ambassador to the World.” Chevalier films introduced such songs as Louise, Mimi, and You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me. 
Most memorable is Thank Heaven For Little Girls from the beloved 1958 Academy Award-Winning film, Gigi. The quintessential Frenchman, this boulevardier wore his straw boater rakishly to one side, sported a cheeky smile, and spoke with a distinctive French accent. Those who saw Chevalier perform remember the magic and vitality of this ageless man. From the stage, he exuded intelligent wit and genuine warmth. Chevalier was unique, and the perfection of his performances incomparable.
