Jim Lowe

“I was interested in people projecting onto those tiny objects whatever their need was — whatever their meaning was,” playwright Theresa Rebeck said of her 2007 Broadway hit “Mauritius.”

Each year at about this time, a dozen or so professional string players come together in Duxbury to prepare a concert that is about them — as well as the

Daniel Bruce rehearses the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra for his first concerts as music director, Nov. 16 and 17 at Montpelier City Hall Arts Center.

The cast of Moxie Productions’ ‘Mauritius’ — from left, Lila Stratton (Jackie), Louis Bronson (Dennis), G. Richard Ames (Sterling), Lindsay Repka (Mary) and Bob Donaldson (Phillip) — examine two stamps that may be worth millions — or not.

Only 15-strong, the Eleva Chamber Players achieved a nearly symphonic sound at its Saturday afternoon performance at Waterbury Congregational

Richard Riley will conduct the 50-voice Burlington Choral Society, soloists and string orchestra, in “Birds, Byrd, and Birding to Change the World” Nov. 23, at the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester.

‘Beauty and the Beast” began as a 1756 fairy tale by French author Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, and has been enjoyed by generations since, including in Jean Cocteau's legendary 1946 film.

In a fast-paced staging of Theresa Rebeck's clever crime story, sharp performances carry the audience on a riveting ride.

Northern Stage is taking “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” a step further, underscoring its contemporary message without touching any of its deep traditions — aiming at its audiences of all

‘In Cold Blood,” Truman Capote’s 1966 non-fiction novel about the grisly murders of four members of the Clutter family in rural Kansas, and subsequent 1967 film, made Capote a star.