2015 South Shore Critic (a.k.a. "Crabby") Awards

Note: These represent the most memorable (rather than "best", though "outstanding" is close to the mark) achievements of the local August 2014-July 2015 season

Play: “Father Comes Home from the War” , Suzan-Lori Parks (ART)

Musical: “Finding Neverland” (ART)

Director (Play): Jo Bonney, “Father Comes Home from the War” (ART)

Director (Musical): Diane Paulus, “Finding Neverland” (ART)

Ensemble Acting (Play): “Saint Joan” (Underground Theatre)

Ensemble Acting (Musical): “Sweeney Todd” (Lyric)

Lead Actress (Play): Cicely Tyson, “Trip to Bountiful” (ArtsEmerson)

Lead Actor (Play): Will Lebow, “Light up the Sky” (Lyric)

Lead Actress (Musical): Jennifer Ellis, “Far from Heaven” (SpeakEasy)

Lead Actor (Musical): Ed Hooper, “City of Angels” (Lyric)

Solo Performance: Neil McGarry, “Chistmas Carol” (Bay Colony Shakespeare)

Supporting Actress (Play): Kathy St. George, “Light up the Sky” (Lyric)

Supporting Actor (Play): Thomas Derrah, “Necessary Monsters” (SpeakEasy)

Supporting Actress (Musical): Nancy Anderson, “Guys & Dolls” (Goodspeed)

Supporting Actor (Musical): Phil Tayler, “Sweeney Todd” (Lyric)

Musical Direction: Mary-Mitchell Campbell, “Finding Neverland”, (ART)

Choreography: Ralph Perkins,“La Cage aux Folles” (Goodspeed)

Scenic Design: Paul Tate de Poo III, “Guys and Dolls” (Goodspeed)

Costume Design: Michael McDoald, “La Cage aux Folles” (Goodspeed)

Lighting Design: John Malinowski, “City of Angels” (Lyric)

Sound Design: Jonathan Deans, “Finding Neverland” (ART)

Projection Design: Gilles Pepin, “Finding Neverland” (ART)