Picnic at Hanging Rock
by Greta Gertler Gold & Hilary Bell
David Rubsenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Cast: Hannah Cruz, Alexis Fishman, Olivia Elease Hardy, Sadie Jayne Kennedy, Casey Likes, Kaye Tuckerman, Livvy Marcus, Alisa Melendez, Lauren Molina, Shoba Narayan, Callan Purcell, Jordan White, Nina Marie White
Music direction: Amanda Morton
Orchestrations: Todd Sickafoose
Projections: Katerina Vitaly
Associate producer: Sheridan Merrick
SM: Alisa Rabin
The debut concert performance of songs from the forthcoming musical adapted from Joan Lindsay’s iconic Australian novel, which was made famous by Peter Weir’s film (celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025). Picnic at Hanging Rock tells the story of three schoolgirls and their teacher who go missing on Valentine’s Day, 1900.
The new musical is informed by First Nations Australian collaborators, with book and lyrics by Hilary Bell, music by Greta Gertler Gold, and orchestrations by Tony and GRAMMY Award winner Todd Sickafoose (Hadestown).