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By Amy Somensky Nov 30, 2005, 4:07 GMT

Oliver Platt to headline Shining City

Oliver Platt

New YorkShining CityPlatt, who will be making his Broadway debut, is set to star as John, a guilt ridden man who visits a therapist after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife.Platt has most recently been seen on television in Huff and The West Wing. He has starred in such films as Working Girl, Flatliners, Ice Harvest, and the upcoming Casanova.The drama, directed by Robert Falls, will play The Biltmore Theatre beginning April 13, 2006 and open on May 3rd.

The New York Times originally reported the postponement of Shining City's Broadway run due to, according to them, "certain critical production schedules" that "could not be resolved in time to meet the current schedule." It was set to play the Schoenfeld Theater beginning November 10th and debut at San Francisco's Curran Theater.

It was announced on September 11th that MTC would mount the show. Shining City is the story of a man who has just suffered the tragic loss of his wife, complicated by a startling phenomenon that has begun to occur in his home. But how much of the truth has he revealed to his doctor? And do the secrets we keep haunt us more than we realize?

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