The play received two 2006 Tony Award nominations, for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play (Platt). The New York Times critic Ben Brantley described it as a "Quiet, haunting and absolutely glorious new play... Shining City is as close to perfection as contemporary playwriting gets."
The play earned two 2006 Tony Award nominations, for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play (Platt). The New York Times critic Ben Brantley deemed it as "Silent, eerie and utterly magnificent new drama... Shining City is as near to perfection as contemporary playwrighting achieves."