COLUMBUS, Ohio – For its 67th annual production, Butterfly Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital will present “Into the Woods” March 7-9, 2025, at Columbus’ historic Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. This Broadway-inspired production will benefit the Hospice and Palliative Care programs at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the only programs of their kind in central Ohio.
Butterfly Guild is an organization of women committed to raising funds for Nationwide Children’s Hospital and has raised approximately $5 million since its inception in 1908.
Butterfly Guild is pleased to announce its cast for “Into the Woods.” Directed by David Bahgat, Andrew Levitt (aka Nina West) will return to the stage to support Nationwide Children’s Hospital, starring as The Witch. Sharing the stage will be: Hunter Minor (The Baker), Chloe Simon (The Baker's wife), Cassie Rea (Cinderella), Justin LaBelle (Cinderella's prince), Jakob Robinson (Jack), Lucy Robinson (Little Red), Kim Kish (Jack's mom), Zeke Moses (Milky White), Lizzy Miller (Rapunzel), Max Bartel (Rapunzel's prince), Michael Ruehrmund (Narrator), Bill Goldsmith (The Mysterious Man), Caleb Jeffries (The Wolf), Kim Garrison Hopcraft (Stepmother), Isidora Diaz (Lucinda), Patty McAvoy (Florinda), Cathy Bean (Cinderella's mother), Jen Robinson (Granny), Patrick Schaefer (The Steward), Erik Bobbitt (Cinderella's father).
"I am so excited to come home to Columbus and celebrate this incredible organization with this truly iconic production of ‘Into the Woods.’ This Sondheim classic is one of the best pieces ever written for the stage, and the opportunity to play The Witch is a dream come true," Levitt said.
Performance Schedule:
- Friday, March 7, 7:00 pm
- Saturday, March 8, 1:00 pm Family Friendly, First Act Only
- Saturday, March 8, 7:00 pm
- Sunday, March 9, 1:00 pm ASL interpreter
- Sunday, March 9, 7:00 pm
To learn more about this year’s production, please visit: give.nationwidechildrens.org/IntotheWoods
To purchase tickets to this year’s production, please visit: www.cbusarts.com.
About Butterfly Guild
Butterfly Guild, a women’s auxiliary of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, dates to 1908. The organization is dedicated to raising funds, more than $400,000 annually, for central Ohio’s only pediatric hospice and palliative care programs. The money Butterfly Guild raises supports crucial services for children facing terminal and life-limiting illnesses. The Hospice Program at Nationwide Children’s serves to provide children with life-limiting illnesses the opportunities to play, laugh, learn and remain home, where they may be surrounded by family and friends. Offered to children and families either inpatient or living at home, the goal of the hospital’s Palliative Care Program is to help patients achieve the best possible quality of life. Since the organization’s inception, Butterfly Guild has raised close to $5 million for Nationwide Children’s Hospital.