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Next stop, dublin
Sam Cieri preps for the role of a lifetime
in the award-winning musical "ONCE"
"Fair play—it was like hearing Jeff Buckley sing my
songs," says Glen Hansard with his arm slung over the
shoulder of Sam Cieri, who still can't quite believe he's
landed his dream Broadway role in "ONCE," let alone
having a cavalier conversation over a pint with his self-
proclaimed hero.
e beer-soaked wood and leather benches worn by the
weight of heady conversations in a Dublin pub are a far
cry away from the New York subway station in which
Sam busked for a period of three years. ere are six
minutes between F-trains when you're heading uptown
from Christopher Street Station—the ideal break for
THEATER
