Ziemba will perform "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and other standards of the Depression Era. Additional performers will be announced for the production. Expect music and dance from the time period. Webster Hall will be transformed into a 1930s dance hall for the occasion.

The evening will also feature a host of actresses who have portrayed Baby June or Dainty June on Broadway. Among those slated to attend are original 1959 Dainty June and Broadway Marathon '33 cast member Lane Bradbury, as well as her replacement, Merle Louise (Sweeney Todd, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Billy Elliot). Special guests will also include recent 2008 Patti LuPone Gypsy cast members Sami Gayle and Leigh Ann Larkin; 2003 Bernadette Peters Gypsy revival cast members Kate Reinders and Heather Tepe; 1989 Tyne Daly revival actress June Christen Tassin; and 1974 Angela Lansbury Gypsy company members Bonnie Langford and Maureen Moore. (Moore also covered for Peters in the 2003 revival).

Havoc originally directed the Broadway premiere of Marathon '33, which, according to the Abingdon, "recounted her experiences as a participant of dance marathons. In 1933, the entire country was amid the Great Depression, and unemployed, but a group of talented performers competed to see who could dance the longest — and collect the much-needed prize money. Sixty couples began the competition. After five to six months of endless dancing, the field was narrowed to a handful. The marathoners danced for 45 minutes out of every hour, 24 hours a day. The 11-minute rest-period and the two minutes to get to and from the dance floor were enough rest for the first 800 to 1,000 hours. Sleeping while leaning on one's partner was a necessity. Calluses developed after the first 500 hours. After the 1,000-hour mark, sprints, grinds and similar events occurred until contestants collapsed and fell by the wayside."

The benefit evening will offer concessions from the era, raffles, door prizes and more. Vintage attire is encouraged. Doors open at 6 PM, and the performance will begin at 8 PM.

For tickets, priced $50, visit AbingdonTheatre. Webster Hall is located at 125 East 11th Street.