Well. Would you look at that? If it isn’t July already… You might say that I’ve been closed for renovations. Yes, I know — the site looks the same. But, if we were to run into each other for the first time since December, you might notice that I’m 87 pounds lighter. That little project […]

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Visit my YouTube channel to watch “The Blue Lagoon: A Musical,” presented in 11 episodes. You can also watch Episode 1 below. Enjoy!

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“Lovely melodic themes, two goofy performances and an inflatable baby pool as the lagoon in question — how Fringe is that?” Nelson Pressley includes “The Blue Lagoon: A Musical” in his Fringe roundup in today’s Washington Post.

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Washington City Paper’s Dave Nuttycombe was kind enough to swing by last week to see how the show was shaping up, and he’s posted a video on City Paper’s Fringe & Purge blog.

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On the Capital Fringe photo blog, volunteer Paul Gillis shares kind words for “The Blue Lagoon: A Musical,” and he shares some great photos he took after Sunday night’s performance. Opening weekend was sold out, by the way, so grab your tickets soon for the final two performances, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, […]

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The line between church and theater can be a fine one indeed, so it seems fitting that the first time I saw Tammy Faye Messner in person, it was in a church sanctuary that had been converted into the main stage of a performing arts center. It was the mid-1990s, and Messner had come to […]

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Instead of categorizing this under “FYI,” I may need to create a new category: “TMI.” The fine folks at Metro Weekly made me the subject of the July 19 cover story, “Fringe Benefits,” featuring the photography of Todd Franson, an interview by Sean Bugg and a glimpse into the mind of the man who thinks […]

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The July 13 issue of the Washington Blade highlights “The Blue Lagoon: A Musical” in the feature “On the Fringe” by Patrick Folliard. Check it out, and you’ll see a fun photo of Matthew McGloin, who portrays Richard in the show. (Kathleen Mason performs the role of Emmeline.) You know, if I had a dollar […]

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Thanks for visiting the online home of Jonathan Padget: a writer, editor and musician in Washington, D.C. The site features biographical information, as well as news about projects such as “The Blue Lagoon: A Musical,” premiering in July as part of the Capital Fringe Festival.

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