Musical Donating Proceeds to Tyler Clementi Foundation

A rock musical will be donating proceeds to the , in memory of the Ridgewood native whose suicide became a rallying point for many teens dealing with issues of bullying.

First debuting more than a decade ago in California, "Stay on the Line" explores "social rejection, peer pressure, drugs, bullying, mental and physical abuse are just a few of the reasons why we lose thousands of teenagers each year to suicide in the United States," producers said on its website.

in Sept. 2010 by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. His college roommate, Dharun Ravi, sentence for illegally filming Clementi engage in romance with another man.

To date, the producers of Stay have raised $1,100 toward the $10,000 fundraising goal. The last day of the fundraiser, which will provide 10 percent of donations to the Tyler Clementi Foundation, is Sept. 3. The producers hope to embark on a six-week show run in Los Angeles and if all goes well, do a run in New York.