Davis, Lynch and Flannery seem to enjoy their Christmas show as much as audiences do. “Kate and
I have great fun on stage,” says Lynch. “She’s the Kay Ballard to my Eve Arden, and Tim is more like
Lyle Waggoner. We just tell him to be handsome.”
magine encountering Jane Lynch, who with apparent sincerity wishes you “Merry
Christmas!” If your impression of the actress is based primarily upon her Emmy-winning
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opposite of Sylvester, which
makes her performance as the ruthless, track-suit-clad villain all the more impressive.
Despite her career-making role as a sworn enemy of the William McKinley High
School choral program, Lynch is an engaging singer and recording artist whose warmth
and humor shine through in her refreshingly retro holiday album, A Swingin’ Little Christmas,
released in 2016 on her own KitschTone Records label.
Now, Lynch is bringing her vocal and comedic
skills to the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater
December 14, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, December
15, at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday,
December 16, at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30
p.m. Tickets are priced starting at $55.
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laborators Kate Flannery (Meredith from
) and Tim Davis (vocal arranger
for Glee and Boy Band
songs from the album as a trio, backed by
the jazzy Tony Guerrero Quintet.
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Little Christmas packed an assortment of inti-
because the nostalgic album and its zippy
title song, written by Guerrero, unexpectedly
dented the Billboard charts.
success,” says Lynch, who has fond memories
of elaborate family holiday gatherings as a
child in Chicago. “You know, a good Christmas
album is a gift that keeps on giving.”
The camaraderie among the performers in
A Swingin’ Little Christmas — who also toured
together in a quirky cabaret show called See
I