By Al Rudis From local 5-year-old classical musicians to Cole Porter, the Long Beach Camerata Singers are broadening their spectrum in the lineup of concerts announced for their 2008-2009 season.

A doyenne of the local stage bows out with an alfresco production of one of the classics of musical theatre, writes Alan Cookman COLE Porter's sparkling musical comedy Kiss Me Kate is hardly a show which tugs at the heart strings.

By Candy Williams To fans of legendary American songwriter Cole Porter (1891- 1964), "Red Hot & Cole" is a dreamy musical. To Scott P. Calhoon, who is directing the Theatre Factory's tribute to the man and his music, the show is more of a nightmare -- at least, in the rehearsal process.

By Dan Shaw 464-7519 or shawd@courierpress.com Who would think the best American songwriter would hail from so small a place as Peru, Ind.? But, to my mind at least, he did. Cole Porter was unsurpassed in his time as a writer of popular songs.

By Maria Herrera, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Sep. 7--Several dozen patrons went home disappointed Wednesday after finding an empty and dark Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton. The show that wasn't: The Decline and Fall of the Entire World As Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter.