Good Old Reliable Nathan

So Oliver Platt will be Nathan Detroit in the upcoming Broadway production of Guys And Dolls. Usually a smaller man plays the role--there's even a reference to his size in the play--but Platt seems like a good choice.

I don't know if he can sing, but it's not necessary, because when the original, Sam Levene, couldn't sing, Frank Loesser gave all his songs to henchmen Benny Southstreet and Nicely Nicely Johnson.