Jeffrey Altshuler

RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WITH BILLY HAYES Sets Record Straight at Odyssey Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 6, 2017

West Coast premiere of Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes - Billy Hayes recounts the true story of his arrest in 1970 at the Istanbul airport with two kilos of hashish taped to his body, his time in Turkish prisons and his brazen, harrowing escape from Imrali Island prison in the dead of night.

RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WITH BILLY HAYES Closes Off-Broadway Today; Preps for International Tour
by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2014

The hit Off-Broadway show Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes, directed by Jeffrey Altshuler, ends its run in New York at The Barrow Street Theatre today, November 30, 2014 as it prepares for an international tour in 2015.

RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WITH BILLY HAYES to End Run at Barrow Street Theatre this Month
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 21, 2014

?The hit Off-Broadway show, which the NY Times called 'Sensational... Engrossing' and the Daily News says the show "is intriguing and harrowing with the flashes of beauty," Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes directed by Jeffrey Altshuler, will end its run in New York at The Barrow Street Theatre on November 30, 2014 as it prepares for an international tour in 2015.

STAGE TUBE: Highlights from RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WITH BILLY HAYES
by Stage Tube - Oct 23, 2014

After captivating audiences in London, New York and Edinburgh, RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS with BILLY HAYES, directed by Jeffrey Altshuler, is back for a Fall engagement at Barrow Street Theatre; it opened on October 2, 2014 -- the 39th anniversary of Billy's escape from Imrali Island Prison. Click below to go behind the scenes and watch highlights!

BWW Reviews: Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes is a Riveting and Emotional Theatrical Journey at the St. Luke's Theatre
by Stephen Hanks - Feb 15, 2014

At the St. Luke's Theatre (until March 23), Billy Hayes relives his full range of emotions and psychological traumas in this taut, tense, and terrific re-telling of his escape from a Turkish prison, first revealed in his 1977 book Midnight Express, and then in 1978 through the Oliver Stone film version.