Tynan: One Man Show (2010)

The show is postphoned until further notice.
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Cast

Character	Actor
Kenneth Tynan	Malcolm McDowell

Directed by Michael Ritchie
Adapted by Richard Nelson

Kirk Douglas Theatre replaces 'Tynan' with David Cale's one-man show, 'Palomino'
March 26, 2010
"Palomino," David Cale's new one-man show about a mysterious and charming Central Park carriage driver, will open May 13 at the Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre. CTG artistic director Michael Ritchie said the piece will replace the previously announced "Tynan," which was postponed because the show's star, Malcolm McDowell, developed a schedule conflict. "We remain excited about presenting this play with Malcolm and expect to find a time to present it in an upcoming season," said Ritchie.

3/12/10

Studio Theatre in Washington, DC, has booked Tynan, Richard Nelson's new adaptation of the diaries of Kenneth Tynan, the only theatre critic of the last 50 years that theatre people seem to think was cool or worth dramatizing and lionizing. (Don't hold your breath for a one-man show called Brantley or Simon.) The play will run at the Kirk Theatre in L.A. later with spring, with Malcolm McDowell in the title role. Philip Goodwin, who bears a resemblance to the thin, angular, long-faced Tynan, will play the part in DC.

7/29/09

Malcolm is returning to the stage for the first time in 15 years! Unfortunately for me it's 3000 miles away, but I actually did attend what would be the ''premiere'' of the play when I first met Malcolm in 1991. You can read about it here The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan
The new 2009-10 season of work by Center Theatre Group at its Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles will feature a world premiere by Lisa Kron, Malcolm McDowell as drama critic Kenneth Tynan and a new play by In the Continuum writer Danai Gurira. Tynan is billed as "the wickedly candid play" about the influential drama critic Kenneth Tynan, to be played by acclaimed actor Malcolm McDowell. It will makes its U.S. debut May 6-June 6, 2010. Tynan is based on the book "The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan" edited by John Lahr, and adapted for the stage by Richard Nelson with Colin Chambers. Nelson will direct.

On 11/5/01 I saw the original reading and put up some mp3s from the show.

The part where Kate mentions Malcolm during the intro.
Malcolm - "How do you expect to do that? I could tell you, but it would scare the shit out of you."