More Theater Monday - Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical

We received complimentary tickets to Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own. 

What: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Where: Greenwich House Theater

              27 Barrow St.

              New York, NY

Who: Recommended for Ages 13 and Up

When: Through January 17. 2026

Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical is based on a book by Joan Lindsay. It was also the basis for a 1975 Peter Weir film as well as a 2018 limited series, although neither of them was a musical. The story revolves around a group of girls who attend an exclusive boarding school in Australia. They go on a picnic at Hanging Rock, a volcanic formation that is located 718 miles above sea level. The rock is said to have magical and mysterious qualities. While the girls are there, three of them and one of their teachers mysteriously disappear.

Although the show is eerie and haunting, it is not scary in the vein of a horror movie. A secondary storyline that revolves around a young orphan is actually ultimately more disturbing. However, even then, nothing upsetting actually happens on stage. 

The performances and singing voices are good. The cast also does a decent job with the Australian accents, although it is occasionally hard to understand what they are saying due to the accents. The standout performers are Tatianna Cordoba and Gillian Jackson Han. Cordoba, who last season received acclaim for her Broadway debut as Ana in Real Women Have Curves,  plays the role of the traumatised Irma here. Jackson Han brings a real sweetness to her role of the ill-fated Miranda. The latter's singing also stands out, even in a cast full of talented singers, and her voice is particularly poignant during the moving final musical number. 

See this show for the talented cast if you don't mind a show permeated by a general sense of foreboding and an aura of eeriness. However, if you don't like that or you can't stand an unsolved mystery, you may not enjoy it as much. 

And that's our view. For more about Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical or to purchase tickets, visit www.picnicthemusical.com

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Photo credits:

All Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical production photos by Matthew Murphy.

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