Johanna Day News

CALL ME IZZY Plays Final Broadway Performance

by Nicole Rosky — August 24, 2025

Call Me Izzy, starring Tony Award Nominee and six-time Emmy Award winner Jean Smart, says goodbye to Broadway after 18 preview and 80 regular performances at Studio 54.

Johanna Day Will Lead DOUBT: A PARABLE at Hanover Theatre Repertory

by Stephi Wild — August 19, 2025

Broadway actor Johanna Day will star in Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley at The Hanover Theatre Repertory.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 24, 2025: MOULIN ROUGE! and More Welcome New Stars

by — July 24, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 24, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Video: Jean Smart Returns to CALL ME IZZY After Injury: 'People Told Me to Break a Leg'

by Michael Major — July 23, 2025

Jean Smart has returned to Call Me Izzy on Broadway following a brief leave of absence after a knee injury.

Jean Smart Extends in CALL ME IZZY and Reveals Return Following Injury

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 17, 2025

Tony Award Nominee and six-time Emmy Award winner Jean Smart will extend her run in Call Me Izzy on Broadway.

Jean Smart Out of CALL ME IZZY For Additional Performances

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 15, 2025

Jean Smart will be out of additional performances of Call Me Izzy on Broadway due to a knee injury.

Jean Smart Out of CALL ME IZZY on Broadway Due to Knee Injury

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 8, 2025

Jean Smart, who is currently starring in the world premiere production of Call Me Izzy on Broadway, will be out of the show due to a knee injury.

Video: Writer Jamie Wax Discusses the Genesis of CALL MY IZZY on CBS MORNINGS

by Josh Sharpe — June 20, 2025

Writer Jamie Wax is making his Broadway debut with Call Me Izzy, the new one-woman play starring Jean Smart.

Photos: CALL ME IZZY Star Jean Smart Hit the Red Carpet on Opening Night

by Bruce Glikas — June 13, 2025

The world premiere production of Call Me Izzy has officially opened on Broadway starring six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart.

Photos: CALL ME IZZY Star Jean Smart Takes Opening Night Bows

by Bruce Glikas — June 13, 2025

Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart took her first Broadway bows in the world premiere production of Call Me Izzy.

Review Roundup: CALL ME IZZY is Now Playing on Broadway

by Stephi Wild — June 13, 2025

The world premiere production of Call Me Izzy has officially opened on Broadway starring six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart.

Photos: Emmy-Winner Jean Smart Stars In CALL ME IZZY On Broadway

by A.A. Cristi — June 9, 2025

Check out first look photos of the world premiere production of Call Me Izzy on Broadway starring six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart (“Hacks”, The Man Who Came To Dinner).

CALL ME IZZY Announces Johanna Day As Standby; Rush Policy Launched

by A.A. Cristi — May 23, 2025

Two-time Tony Award nominee, Johanna Day has joined the upcoming Broadway production of Call Me Izzy, production as Standby for starring six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart

Photos: Stars Honor James Earl Jones at Memorial Event

by Bruce Glikas — April 9, 2025

On April 7, 2025, stars of the stage and screen gathered to honor the life of the late James Earl Jones at the James Earl Jones Theatre on Broadway.

Photos: Kate Burton and Pauletta Washington Star In PEN PALS At The Theatre at St Clement’s

by A.A. Cristi — January 31, 2025

As part of its rotating cast, three-time Tony nominee and Emmy Award winner Kate Burton & Pauletta Washington step into the roles of Bernie and Mags in the hit Off-Broadway production of Pen Pals.

2024 Obie Awards Winners- The Full List

by Nicole Rosky — February 1, 2025

The American Theatre Wing has just announced the winners of the esteemed Obie Awards-Off and Off-Off-Broadway’s Highest Honor.

Tiny Scripted Acquires Global Licensing Rights For BRENDA & BILLY (AND THE POTHOS PLANT) And More

by A.A. Cristi — January 30, 2025

Tiny Scripted, the distribution company dedicated to short-form scripted films, series, and plays, has announced the acquisition of Dave Solomon's dynamic genre film Brenda & Billy (and the Pothos Plant) along with the gripping political thriller Netuser, written and directed by Eric Rosen.