Kathy Kleszczelski of New Albany will perform in the "The Music Man" presented by the Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital.

The performances, running March 12-14 at the Palace Theatre, will benefit the hospice and palliative care programs at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. March 12; 2 and 7 p.m. March 13; and 2 p.m. March 14.

Kleszczelski will play Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, the mayor's wife.

Tickets, which cost between $20 and $22, can be purchased at any Ticketmaster location or at www.pleasureguild.org.

"The Pleasure Guild donated more than $200,000 to the hospital and hopes to contribute even more this year," said Nicole Papa, president of Pleasure Guild, in a press release last week. "Proceeds from 'The Music Man' benefit children for whom a cure is beyond reach and are directed toward paying for the uncompensated expenses of the hospice and palliative care programs."

-- Gail Martineau