"was absolutely incredible. If you have a chance to see it I don't think you will be disappointed. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jul 5, 2025
Smart Scores
"A one-person show is hard to pull off without a bit of song and dance, but Jean Smart knocked it out of the ballpark with Call Me Izzy. Flawless delivery of 99 minutes of nonstop powerful storytelling. So glad we were able to be present for this offering at Studio 54."
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 30, 2025
Fabulous
"This was an incredibly great performance by Jean Smart. It’s a show not to miss."
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 29, 2025
Jean Smart is amazing!!
"Jean has the audience captured the moment she walks on the stage. Her performance was brilliant. "
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Wanda J from Columbus on Jun 23, 2025
Loved every bit of it
"Jean Smart is fantastic, and I absolutely loved the writing. Jamie Wax did an amazing job.
It was a great night at the theatre."
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Mary W from Baton Rouge on Jun 21, 2025
Phenomenal!
"This show is so powerful. Jean Smart is phenomenal - this is a brilliant, amazing performance by a wonderful and gifted actor. There are not enough superlatives to describe the extraordinary Jean Smart. What a joy to experience her in this role."
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Kathryn C from Scarborough on Jun 16, 2025
Jean Smart is astonishing
"Jean Smart gives one of the most moving performances I've ever seen. She is completely believable as a defeated soul who can only summon strength and humor when she writes or reads poetry. Her final scene is devastating and unforgettable. "
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Sue M from New York on Jun 16, 2025
JEAN SMART! I am blown away!
"I was not prepared for the levels of this character and how Ms. Smart would capture the growth of Izzy. I believed this woman was stuck in her "herstory", but in fact, we were watching her transform without being aware (at least I wasn't). Thank you for the journey!"
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Kathleen C from Pacifica on Jun 12, 2025
Jean Smart Fluid and Precise
"A one-person play is an incredible challenge for every actor; yet Jean Smart’s performance of the character Izzy is fluid and precise simultaneously. In addition, she shifts between Izzy and storytelling while representing all other characters who have affected Izzy’s life. I have seen a lot of theatre and this performance is at the top of my experience. "
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Kay C from NY on Jun 2, 2025
Absolutely Amazing
"Jean smart is an amazing actress, one of my favorites.. there was not a thing I didn't like. Mrs. Smart brought Izzy to life like nothing I've ever witnessed before. I would see this show again and again!"
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Magen M from Westville on Jul 4, 2025
Great show !!!
"It started slow but Jean was absolutely amazing !!! Loved the whole show . "
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 15, 2025
Call me mesmerized....
"Jean Smart is absolutely amazing in this one woman performance. I was at the preview night so some tightening to parts may happen but it is intense, funny, sad, and mesmerizing throughout the entire play. "
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Broadway.com Customer on May 26, 2025
another reality
"this was a story based on jamie wax’s aunt from louisiana. it was an interesting insight with plenty of sadness and some uplifting life moments as well all beautifully expressed through the multi talented jean smart. she is the main event she is the reason people are there. nothing else, let’s be clear!
but it’s enough!!!
she is an awesome actress who is capable of any role."
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 23, 2025
Great performance. Not a great play…
"Jean Smart gives a terrific performance, but sadly, the material is not as engaging…"
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Broadway.com Customer on Jun 29, 2025
About
Call Me Izzy
Six-time Emmy® Award winner and Tony Award® nominee Jean Smart returns to Broadway for 12 weeks only in a tour-de-force portrayal of a writer whose words are her greatest gift, her biggest secret, and her only way out. Written by Jamie Wax and directed by Sarna Lapine, Call Me Izzy is a can’t-miss theatrical event and a moving portrait of one woman’s refusal to be silenced through her own sheer tenacity, humor, and fiery imagination.
