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Tony Award-winning producers Robert Ahrens (Just in Time, Little Shop of Horrors) and P3 Productions/Ben Holtzman, Sammy Lopez, Fiona Howe Rudin (How To Dance In Ohio, Job) are thrilled to announce the six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart (“Hacks”, The Man Who Came To Dinner) will return to Broadway this summer in the world premiere of Call Me Izzy. The 12-week limited engagement will play Studio 54 (254 W. 54th St) from May 24 – August 17, 2025, with an opening night set for June 12. Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 18 at 10:00AM ET; ticket buyers can sign up for a special 24-hour pre-sale on March 17 at callmeizzyplay.com.
Written by Jamie Wax (Evangeline, CBS News) and directed by Sarna Lapine (Sunday in the Park with George), Call Me Izzy is a darkly comedic story about one woman in rural Louisiana who has a secret that is both her greatest gift and her only way out. It is a moving tour de force portrait of a woman who resists being silenced by embracing her tenacity, humor, and fiery imagination.
Jean Smart’s versatility as an actor transcends mediums and genres. From her Tony Award Nominated performance in The Man Who Came to Dinner opposite Nathan Lane, to her iconic TV roles as sweet, guileless Charlene on “Designing Women” and now her powerful, Emmy Award-winning performance as Deborah Vance in “Hacks”, Smart effortlessly shifts between comedy and drama. She made history with her 2021 Emmy Award win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for “Hacks”, joining Betty White as the only other actor to complete the comedy trifecta of having an Emmy in the Comedy Lead, Supporting and Guest categories. That win, along with several others for “Hacks”, has placed her in an elite group of actors who have swept all five major TV awards in a single television season — Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, and Television Critics Association. Jean Smart has been a part of several developmental readings of Call Me Izzy.
Tickets to Call Me Izzy will go on sale Tuesday, March 18 at 10:00AM ET. Ticket buyers can register at callmeizzyplay.com for a special 24-hour pre-sale – launching Monday, March 17 at 10:00AM ET.
Further creative team will be announced shortly. Though Roundabout Theatre Company owns Studio 54, Call Me Izzy is not a Roundabout production.