Posted: Thu., Feb. 19, 2009, 2:57pm PT

Fonda, Struthers join 'Inequality'

Broadway benefit to be held Feb. 23

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Jane Fonda, Keith Olbermann, Sally Struthers and cast members of "Hair" are the latest additions to the lineup of the Broadway benefit "Defying Inequality."

The Feb. 23 concert, to be held at the Rialto's Gershwin Theater (where "Wicked" has been playing since 2003), includes a live rendition of Marc Shaiman's Web tuner "Prop 8 -- The Musical," a performance from "Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz, and appearances by legiters including Douglas Carter Beane, Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper, Nathan Lane, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Sieber and Scott Wittman, among others.

Elton John, whose tuner "Billy Elliot" opened on Broadway in the fall, and David Furnish will appear in a video message.

Helmed by Schele Williams and Anthony Galde, the event benefits Family Equality Council, Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Garden State Equality, and the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force.