‘Wanted it so badly’: Teen recovers from burns to half his body, earns lead in school musical

A Northern Virginia teenager who spent more than a month in the hospital with burns to half his body managed to recover and earn the lead role in his high school’s musical.

James Culatta, a 2025 Herndon High School graduate, was hiking with his family in Utah last summer when the ground gave out beneath him.

“I fell into this super hot boiling mud that I had to climb out of, which was terrifying,” Culatta said…

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