Overview

• Jean Smart resumed Call Me Izzy on July 22 at Studio 54 wearing a leg brace after breaking her kneecap on July 4 and undergoing surgery on July 8.
• Limited mobility has shifted staging toward seated, direct addresses, which she says channels more energy into intimate audience engagement.
• In a Late Night with Seth Meyers interview, she noted how the show’s quieter pacing resonates differently and joked about changing reactions to her crutches versus a cane.
• Her son Connor’s complaint prompted New York City crews to fix the persistent pavement hazard that caused her fall.
• Call Me Izzy, a darkly comic one-woman play, continues its run through August 24, blending Smart’s resilience with her portrayal of a woman finding strength through writing.