Six-time Emmy Award winner Jean Smart, who has been sidelined from her Broadway return in Call Me Izzy since July 8 due to a knee injury, will return to the one-woman show at Studio 54 July 22.

Two-time Tony nominee Johanna Day will continue to play the title role in the play through July 20.

Producers also announced that the world premiere of Call Me Izzy has extended its limited engagement by a week and will now continue through August 24.

“It has been the honor of a lifetime to work with the legendary Jean Smart,” say producers Robert Ahrens, Ben Holtzman, Sammy Lopez, and Fiona Howe Rudin in a joint statement. “Her determination to return to the stage following her knee injury, and to now extend, is not only a testament to her professionalism and dedication, but is also an inspiration, as she ensures the story of the brave and resilient Izzy, and the many stories and humans she represents, continues to be told.”

The solo show marks the Broadway debut of playwright Jamie Wax. See what critics had to say about the new work here.

READ: Jean Smart on Why Call Me Izzy Is a Timely Reminder of the Importance of Art

The play centers on a woman in rural Louisiana who's trapped in an abusive marriage and finds possible escape through writing poetry. The performance is Smart's first Broadway outing in 25 years, having last been on the boards with a Tony-nominated performance opposite Nathan Lane in a 2000 revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner. She's currently known for starring as Deborah Vance in HBO's Hacks, for which she has won three Emmy Awards.

Day's prolific Broadway career includes Tony-nominated turns in Proof and Sweat, along with performances in August: Osage County, You Can't Take It With You, The Nap, and How I Learned to Drive.

Get your own copy of the official opening night Playbill at The Playbill Store.

Sarna Lapine is directing Call Me Izzy. The production features scenic design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams, lighting design by Donald Holder, costume design by Tom Broecker, sound design by Beth Lake, wig design by Richard Martin, and original music by T Bone Burnett. Casting is by Caparelliotis Castings' David Caparelliotis and Joseph Gery. Howard Tilkin serves as production stage manager, with Elizabeth Allen as assistant stage manager. Olivia Wilusz is assistant director.

Wax is a comic, solo performer, playwright, journalist, and actor, whose writing credits include the musicals Evangeline and Passages (both written with composer Paul Taranto). The playwright has been developing Call Me Izzy with Smart for several years.

Robert Ahrens is producing with P3 Productions' Ben Holtzman, Sammy Lopez, and Fiona Howe Rudin. Though performing at Studio 54, the play is not a Roundabout Theatre Company production.

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