Possible Clues:

• Adjective for "eyed"
• Shining example of guy securing runs
• Glittering above
• Like the optimist's eyes or the sky at night
• Lit from above
• With cast of thousands like well-known drummer or comedian?
• Like some eyes
• Like some nights and eyes
• Like the night, perhaps southern, to linger
• Like the night sky? Take seconds to linger