Jean Smart has extended her run in Call Me Izzy on Broadway, now playing at Studio 54 through August 24. Smart returns to the play on July 22, following a brief leave of absence due to a knee injury. Two-time Tony Award nominee Johanna Day will continue to play the role of Izzy through July 20.
Call Me Izzy is about one woman in rural Louisiana who has a secret that is both her greatest gift and her only way out—a portrait of a woman who resists being silenced by embracing her tenacity, humor and fiery imagination. The play by Jamie Wax is directed by Sarna Lapine, with Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett composing the music.
Smart, a Tony nominee and six-time Primetime Emmy winner, was recently nominated for a 2025 Emmy for her performance in Hacks. She made her Broadway debut in a 1981 production of Piaf, returning to Broadway in 2000 with a Tony-nominated performance as Lorraine Sheldon in a revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner, starring Nathan Lane.