Jean Smart on March 2, 2025.Photo:Michael Kovac/Getty
Michael Kovac/Getty
Jean Smartis coming back to the boards.
The six-time Emmy Award winning actress is returning to Broadway this spring, in the world premiere of Jamie Wax’s new play,Call Me Izzy.
It’ll be the first time Smart has been on the Rialto in 25 years. In 2000, Smart led a revival of the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart classicThe Man Who Came to Dinner, alongside comedic legends Nathan Lane, Julie Halston and Harriet Harris. Her performance earned her a Tony Award nomination.
Smart’s Broadway debut came in 1981, playing Marlene Dietrich inPiaf.
Jean Smart for ‘Call Me Izzy’.Call Me Izzy
Call Me Izzy
The play’s has had several developmental readings, man of which Smart has been a part of.
Smart, meanwhile, became a household name thanks to her iconic role as the effervescent Charlene Frazier Stillfield in the 1986 CBS sitcomDesigning Women.
She went on to win six Emmys for her roles as Lana Gardner in NBC’sFrasier, Regina Newley in ABC’sSamantha Who?and, most recently, Deborah Vance in the HBO Max comedy,Hacks. She also earned nominations for her work inThe District,Harry’s Law,Fargo, WatchmenandMare of Easttown.
Jean Smart in season 3 of ‘Hacks’.Jake Giles Netter/Max
Jake Giles Netter/Max
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In 2016, Smart earned a Grammy nomination for best spoken word album after narratingPatience and Sarah.
Tickets forCall Me Izzygo on sale March 18. Ticket buyers can sign up for a special 24-hour pre-sale on March 17.
source: people.com
