Jean Smart is coming back to the boards. After 25 years, the six-time Emmy Award winning actress is returning to Broadway in the world premiere of Jamie Wax's new play, 'Call Me Izzy.'

Jean Smart will return to Broadway this summer in a one-woman show. Smart, the Emmy Award-winning star of Hacks, will star in the world premiere of the dark comedy Call Me Izzy, written by Jamie Wax and directed by Sarna Lapine. The play will run at Studio 54 starting May 24, with an opening night June 12.

The 12-week limited engagement will play at Broadway's Studio 54 from May 24 – August 17 with an opening night set for June 12.

Broadway is about to get Smart. The cultural dominance of Jean Smart in the past few years has largely taken place on HBO, which she began taking over in 2019 with Watchmen and over which she has ruled since the 2021 debuts of Mare of Easttown and,

Smart will star in “Call Me Izzy,” a dark comedy about a rural Louisiana woman. The play, which has not been previously staged, is written by Jamie Wax, a CBS News contributor, and is directed by Sarna Lapine, who also directed the last Broadway revival of “Sunday in the Park With George.”

Hacks star Jean Smart will return to Broadway this summer in the world premiere of Jamie Wax’s darkly comedic play Call Me Izzy. The 12-week limited engagement will play at Broadway’s Studio 54 from May 24 – August 17 with an opening night set for June 12.

Jean Smart is back on Broadway, and this time, she’s bringing a whole lot of sass and mystery with her! After a 23-year break from the stage, the Emmy-winning actress is set to star in Jamie Wax’s brand-new play “Call Me Izzy” at Studio 54.