FINAL WEEKS!
RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS
With BILLY HAYES
An Epic Journey Of Self Discovery
Written And Performed By Billy Hayes
Directed by Jeffrey Altshuler
WILL END ITS RUN ON NOVEMBER 30
New York: 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.
Hayes’s story became an instant legend with the publication of his best-selling book, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, in 1976 and the release of the OSCARÒ winning movie in 1978. This one man show, stars Billy Hayes as he recounts the riveting and true story of his arrest in Istanbul in 1970 for smuggling hash, his 5 years in prison, his spiritual awakening, and his brazen, harrowing escape, rowing 17 miles across the Sea of Marmara in a raging storm in the dark of night. 39 years later, Hayes remains a mythical figure – a cultural anti-hero known around the world. Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes returned to New York after a sold out run at the Soho Theatre in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The audience and critical response has been terrific: “Hayes shocks and awes with his so-crazy-it-must-be-true tale” The Daily Beast, “"Spellbinding...Hayes is a master storyteller" Times Square Chronicles, "Prime edge of the seat stuff" CurtainUp, "A thrilling first hand account...Fascinating" Theatermania, ThreeWeeks, Edinburgh called it: “A remarkable, inherently theatrical tale, which Hayes articulates with great charm, humor and energy.” The Edinburgh Evening News described it this way: “It’s life-affirming…the audience hanging on every word…literally on the edge of their seat.” FringeReview.com commented: “They don’t make them like that any more.” London’s Public Reviews said: "Tangibly cathartic...very powerful...the real story stripped back and told on an empty stage" New York’s BlogCritics summed it up with: “Engrossing, compelling, profound and illuminating theatrical experience that will leave you uplifted and inspired. This is a performance not to be missed.”
FINAL WEEKS
RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS With BILLY HAYES
Written By Billy Hayes; Directed by Jeffrey Altshuler
Through November 30, 2014
Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue
Tickets are $45 & $65
Playing Schedule:
Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm; Sunday at 2pm
Thanksgiving Week Schedule:
Wednesday 11/26 at 7:30 pm; Friday 11/ 28 at 7:30pm; Saturday 11/29 at 5PM; Sunday 11/30 at 2 pm
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Smarttix, call 212.868.4444,
or at the Barrow Street Theatre box office, open 1pm daily
For more information please visit www.ridingthemidnightexpress.com
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