Brían F. O'Byrne to Join Oliver Platt in Conor McPherson's Shining City

Tony winner Brían F. O'Byrne will join Oliver Platt in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Conor McPherson's Shining City, according to a production spokesperson. The show, directed by Robert Falls, is scheduled to begin previews at the Biltmore Theatre on April 13.

"It's an interesting piece, and Conor is a great guy," O'Byrne told Broadway.com.

O'Byrne is currently starring on Broadway in MTC's Doubt, which he will depart this weekend. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the hit show. O'Byrne won a 2004 Tony Award for his featured performance in Frozen also directed by Hughes. He had previously earned Tony nominations for his featured work in The Beauty Queen of Leenane and lead performance in The Lonesome West. He also appeared on the Great White Way in The Sisters Rosensweig. His other Gotham theatrical credits include Hapgood, Seconds Out, Grandchild of Kings, Philadelphia, Here I Come, Playboy of the Western World, A Thousand Hours of Love and Bedbound.

Shining City focuses on John Platt, a guilt-ridden man who visits a therapist O'Byrne after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. What starts out as an everyday exchange becomes a gripping struggle to survive--a struggle that will change both men for the rest of their lives.

Shining City is scheduled to open on the Great White Way on May 3.