CALL ME IZZY Reviews — Page 2

i understand Jean Smart wanting to play this part--and play it she does!-- but the script isnt strong enough to fill Studio 54, which feels ENORMOUS for this tiny little show, but especially when its empty. As it was tonight- id be shocked if the theater was more than 50% full; the mezzanine was at least 2/3 empty.

This belongs in a small off bway space that lets Smart soar. Shes lost here. The play picks up a bit in the last quarter, even as it gets loopier and less believable, and Smart is undeniably charismatic in a role that requires her to talk at us for a solid 90 minutes.

I couldnt help but compare this to Angry Alan- another celebrity driven one man show (sorta) where the performance itself cant save the story itself. Angry Alan, though, kept me interested plot wise at least. Call My Izzy is a little less cohesive.

Kudos to Jean Smart, though.

Jean Smart Details Knee Injury, Surgery That Kept Her Offstage for 2 Weeks: 'Went Down Like a Ton of Bricks' (Exclusive)

https://people.com/jean-smart-knee-injury-surgery-return-to-broadway-show-exclusive-11776575

"Smart, 73, says she "went down like a ton of bricks" after tripping while out and about in New York City with her sons on the Fourth of July, noting that despite her love of the Big Apple, "sometimes the streets are a little treacherous," including "potholes and things like that."

The Hacks star's injury, though, was a result of turning quickly to catch a cab — and not noticing one of the "hockey-puck-sized" bases of a barrier on the ground, the latter of which are in place to "keep cars from cutting the corners too close, I think," Smart says."

Also, I spotted Andrew Barth Feldman a row in front of me, but decided to leave him be.

Jean's speech at last night's curtain call

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMb2TiYy0Z8/

Fordham2015 said: "Jean's speech at last night's curtain call

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMb2TiYy0Z8/"

Surprised she didn't thank Johanna Day for keeping the show running and stepping in without much rehearsal.