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Masque Sound delivers integrated sound solution for Broadway show “Call Me Izzy”

Theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company Masque Sound provided a fully customized audio package to sound designer Beth Lake for the Broadway premiere of “Call Me Izzy”, a new production that recently opened at New York City’s Studio 54.

Written by Jamie Wax and directed by Sarna Lapine with scenic design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams, “Call Me Izzy” - a darkly comedic, one woman play - stars six-time Emmy Award winner Jean Smart. The project marks Lake’s first solo Broadway credit after previously co-designing multiple productions including “Camelot”, “Uncle Vanya” and “McNeal”, all of which featured Masque Sound’s support.

With an accelerated production timeline, “Call Me Izzy” required a flexible sound system for its text-driven, music-infused storytelling. “It was a fast and furious process”, says Lake. “Masque Sound was my first call. I reached out to Scott Kalata at Masque Sound, and he made it happen quickly and smoothly. There were a few equipment substitutions based on availability, but everything we needed came together without a hitch.”

While Studio 54 features a permanent sound system, Lake and her team, Associates Charles Coes and Megan Cully, successfully integrated a hybrid setup using elements of the house system combined with a custom rig from Masque Sound. “It was a great advantage to use some of the venue’s Meyer Sound under-balcony fills and surrounds”, notes Lake. “It allowed us to reduce load-in time while still achieving full coverage for the deep space.”

Lake built her system primarily around her speaker brand of choice, d&b Audiotechnik, paired with Meyer Sound components from the house. “We were able to achieve the sound I wanted for this production”, says Lake. “Masque Sound also provided me with a Yamaha DM7C digital mixing console and a Yamaha DME7 digital signal processor for delay matrixing and system processing, which is an essential element for the nuanced, music-infused production.”

The solo performance by Jean Smart required an unobtrusive wireless package. Lake selected a DPA 4061 Miniature Lavalier Microphone and DPA 6061 Subminiature Lavalier Microphones combo, paired with Shure Axient ADX1M Digital Micro Bodypack transmitters, for the 90-minute monologue.

With an original score composed by T Bone Burnett and David Mansfield, the production is nearly entirely underscored. “T Bone, David and I collaborated to shape the music to each dramatic beat”, says Lake. “The show is about language and the power of words, so ensuring intelligibility and texture throughout the theater was absolutely critical.”

“Call Me Izzy” opened on June 12, 2025, and runs for twelve weeks at Studio 54.

(Photos: Marc J. Franklin/Emilio Madrid)

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