Actor Patrick Boll Hosting 2010 Shout Down Drugs Concert
May 3, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2010
Contact Information:
Michelle Vernuccio Media Coordinator
Phone: 973.467.2100, ext. 24
E-mail: michelle@drugfreenj.org
Mama Mia's Broadway Actor Patrick Boll to Host the 2010 Partnership for a Drug- Free New Jersey/Comcast Statewide Prevention Concert
Concert to be held on May 13, 2010 at NJPAC, Victoria Theatre, Newark, New Jersey
MILLBURN — Broadway Actor Patrick Boll will serve as a host for the 2010 New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert, sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and Comcast, to be held on Thursday, May 13 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Victoria Theatre in Newark, New Jersey. Boll will introduce 37 talented high school students, representing New Jersey’s 21 counties, who will perform their peer-to-peer substance abuse prevention themed songs and compete to win over $10,000 in prizes.
Patrick’s many other Broadway appearances include standing by for Ralph Fiennes in his Tony nominated performance as Frank Hardy in FAITH HEALER and Ken Ludwig's adaptation of 20TH CENTURY with Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche. His other Broadway credits include HEDDA GABLER with Kate Burton, DEATH OF A SALESMAN with Brian Dennehy, and THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.
Patrick resides in New Jersey with his wife, two children and two Labrador Retrievers.
Best known for its statewide anti-drug advertising campaign, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey is a private not-for-profit coalition of professionals from the communications, corporate and government communities whose collective mission is to reduce demand for illicit drugs in New Jersey through media communication. To date, more than $50 million in broadcast time and print space has been donated to the Partnership’s New Jersey campaign, making it the largest public service advertising campaign in New Jersey’s history. Since its inception the Partnership has garnered over 50 Advertising and Public Relations Awards from National, Regional & Statewide Media Organizations.
