Jamie Wax's new play treads all-too-familiar territory, but Emmy winner Smart ("Hacks") elevates the material and makes Izzy’s story feel fresh.

The biggest challenge Jean Smart faces here is to overcome the fundamental familiarity of a moralistic script that gives us a clearly sympathetic character battling against a brute we never see ...

Jean Smart and John Krasinski Go It Alone, on Broadway and Off “Call Me Izzy” and “Angry Alan” feature two stars up close and personal.

Jean Smart Marc J. Franklin/Marc J. Franklin and Emilio Madrid Smart’s character ponders: “Call–me–Is-a-belle…Call me Ish-ma-el…” before landing on her preferred name, Izzy.

NEW YORK — Jean Smart hasn’t been on Broadway for 25 years. The last time, she played a glittering, glamorous and ruthless actress in George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s “The Man Who Came to ...

Unlike most HBO shows, it's actually being fully distributed by Sky in the UK, meaning there's no HBO logo as the show starts ...

If Call Me Izzy had a signature color, it would be the entire spectrum of blue. This becomes evident in the opening scene of Jamie Wax’s play—a 90-minute, one-woman showcase for Hacks star Jean ...

The confession is usually triggered by a joke bombing: Kids are doing it. Everyone’s doing it in the Midwest. It’s called “Cheese.” Like, that’s the name of it. “Cheese”?