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Kate Flannery, left, and Jane Lynch. Photo by Kim Sanchez<\/p><\/div>\n
Developed as a live collaboration, The Trouble with Angels<\/em> draws on both performers\u2019 experience moving between scripted work and the spontaneity of live performance. Songs and spoken moments are woven together with comedic timing and theatrical delivery, allowing Lynch and Flannery to shift between character and commentary.<\/p>\n The following evening, Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m., the Wortham Center hosts jazz vocalist, pianist and bandleader Nicole Zuraitis. A two-time GRAMMY winner, Zuraitis brings an approach to jazz performance that places original songwriting alongside deep engagement with the form\u2019s traditions.<\/p>\n \u201cI call it the modern songbook,\u201d Zuraitis says, describing a creative lane she has carved out as both a composer and performer. Rather than relying primarily on standards, her work grows from a deep understanding of jazz history and Black American music while remaining focused on writing new material. \u201cYou have to study the tradition, learn the language and then write music that\u2019s innovative,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n