THIS: Last night we tried the St. Louis Ribs again, but this time I cooked them at higher temp and for more time in the sous vide.  As I had hoped they were even better this time.  More experimenting to come for the Franken-Ribs!

THAT: Tonight we have the tech rehearsal for my short play TAKE WING as part of the Players Theatre Short Play Festival next weekend.  I sincerely hope you will come to see the play June 14-17 and use the discount code CAST when you book tickets at http://www.shortplaynyc.com.

THE OTHER THING: Also tonight the Tony Awards are broadcast on CBS.  If you read this blog regularly you will have seen many Broadway reviews.  I see most but not all Broadway shows and here are my guesses for all 26 categories.

TONY Awards Guesses 2018

Best Play – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Best Musical – The Band’s Visit

Best Revival of a Play – Angels in America

Best Revival of a Musical – Once on This Island

Actor in a Leading Role in a Play – Andrew Garfield

Actress in a Leading Role in a Play – Glenda Jackson

Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical – Ethan Slater

Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical – Lauren Ambrose

Actor in a Featured Role in a Play – Nathan Lane

Actress in a Featured Role in a Play – Laurie Metcalf

Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical – Gavin Lee

Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical – Ashley Park

Best Book of a Musical – Tina Fey Mean Girls

Best Score – The Band’s Visit

Best Scenic Design of a Play– The Iceman Cometh

Best Scenic Design of a Musical – Once on This Island

Best Costume Design – Angels in America

Best Costume Design of a Musical – SpongeBob SquarePants

Best Lighting Design of a Play – Farinelli and the King

Best Lighting Design of a Musical – My Fair Lady

Best Sound Design of a Play – Harry Potter

Best Sound Design of a Musical – Once on this Island

Best Direction of a Play – Harry Potter

Best Direction of a Musical – My Fair Lady

Best Choreography – Mean Girls

Best Orchestration – SpongeBob SquarePants

As always you can find more at http://www.walterthinnes.com and on Twitter @walterthinnes

NEXT WEEK: Come see TAKE WING at Players Theatre!