Dead Outlaw Cancels Library of Congress Performance in Response to Trump's Firing of Librarian of Congress
Andrew Durand and Julia Knitel in Dead Outlaw Matthew Murphy David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses' musical Dead Outlaw will no longer be performing at the Library of Congress collections in Washington, D.C. May 12 as had been announced. The reason cite: the actions of President Donald Trump.
The Tony-nominated musical has pulled out of the performance, which was intended to celebrate materials from the show being placed in the Library's permanent collection. But then, on May 8, Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, was ousted from her position by the Trump Administration without cause.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 10, 2025 1:01 AM
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The official statement from Dead Outlaw is as follows. "Regretfully, the Broadway production of Dead Outlaw has decided to cancel Monday’s planned appearance at the Library of Congress upon learning of the termination of Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. Dr. Hayden has been a fierce advocate for preserving America’s cultural memory and a great champion of the Broadway community."
Dr. Hayden was the 14th Librarian of Congress, and both the first African American and the first woman to hold the post. Appointed in 2016, Dr. Hayden had one year left in her decade-long tenure. It is unclear if the developmental artifacts that were to be donated by Yazbek, Della Penna, and Moses will still join the Library’s permanent collection at a later date.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 9, 2025 10:13 PM
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I thought Trump couldn’t get any lower-I was wrong again.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 10, 2025 1:01 AM
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