Shining City

October 9, 2008 at 1:07pm PST

Tags: Broadwat, Frank Sinatra, Guys and Dolls, Marlon Brando, Nathan Lane, Oliver Platt, Rent, Shining City

Photos: splashnewsonline.com

Oliver Platt is returning to Broadway as Nathan Detroit in the 2009 revival of Guys and Dolls. Platt made his New York stage debut in 2006's Shining City, which earned him a nomination for the Best Actor Tony Award.

Platt is stepping into the role Frank Sinatra famously played alongside Marlon Brando in the 1955 movie.

The musical last appeared on Broadway in 1992 with Nathan Lane in Platt’s role, and is scheduled to begin previews on February 3rd at the Nederlander Theatre, the former home to Rent and it’s 12 year run.

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