By Claudia Palma The Covina Performing Arts Center had a stellar opening weekend for its sixth main stage production, "Gypsy." The classical Broadway musical opened Friday, Sept. 5, to a sold- out crowd that continued through the weekend. The production will run until Oct. 12.

By Barbara Hollenbaugh The debris has been cleared. The stage area is nearly complete. The Pretty Good Theater Company, located on the second floor of the Fayette Building, Uniontown, is ready to stage its first production, Gypsy, Aug. 14-17. This black box theater is the dream of Bill Dreucci.

By Valorie Eversole, Shelbyville Daily Union, Ill. Jul. 29--Stage mothers, beware. Your children's performance careers may not turn out as you expect. One stage mother found that out the hard way in The Little Theatre on the Square's presentation of Gypsy.

By Geri Parlin, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Jul. 13--LA CRESCENT, Minn. -- Gypsy Rose Lee. She may be the most famous stripper who ever lived, and the musical "Gypsy" is her autobiography.

By Associated Press NEW YORK -- Broadway star Patti LuPone, known for her Tony Award- winning roles in "Gypsy" and "Evita," is working on a memoir, tentatively scheduled to be released in 2010 by Harmony Books, an imprint of Random House Inc. The book is currently untitled.