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for breaking news visit www.qns.com JANUARY 14, 2016 • buzz • The Queens Courier 57 s buzz Celebrity kitten LiL BUB to visit Museum of the Moving Image By Angela Matua amatua@queenscourier.com @AngelaMatua Known for her signature big eyes and protruding tongue, celebrity kitten LiL BUB will pay a visit to Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image this month as part of a larger exhibit. Found in a tool shed in rural Indiana, LiL BUB shot to fame after her owner created a Tumblr page to document her daily adventures. Now, the kitten has a merchandise line, a documentary, a book, her own talk show and an ASPCA fund. Part of LiL BUB’s charm lies in her quirky expressions. A perma-kitten — she will never grow to the size of a full-grown cat — LiL BUB suffers from an extreme case of dwarfism, and she has extra toes on every paw. She is also the only cat in recorded history to have been born with osteoporosis, according to her website. Her lower jaw is also underdeveloped and she has no teeth, which gives LiL BUB her signature look. Despite her several genetic anomalies, LiL BUB is a healthy cat and frequent traveler. She will appear with her owner, Mike Bridavsky, at the Museum of Moving Image on Jan. 30 for a meetand greet as part of the museum’s “How Cats Took Over the Internet” exhibit. A $100 ticket will grant you a meeting and a chance to pet the perma-kitten, a photo opportunity, a signed BUB art print, a signed photo print and entrance to a Q&A with LiL BUB’s owner. All the money collected will be donated to LiL BUB’s Big Fund, which helps serve pets with special needs. Starting at 1 p.m., the ASPCA will hold a mobile adoption event outside of the museum in conjunction with LiL BUB’s visit. The Q&A with Mike Bridavsky will start at 2 p.m., and the meet-andgreet will commence at 4 p.m. ‘City Girls and Desperadoes’ in LIC The excesses of the late 1970s are in full view at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City. The world premiere of playwright Pamela Enz’s two-act drama offers an intense character study of a half dozen New Yorkers. It is unabashedly for adults only with extremely explicit physicality, (staged) substance abuse and vivid violence. Nevertheless, “City Girls and Desperadoes” opens a mature window into these six characters’ dilemmas and plunges into the tarnished lives they have created. As usual, director Richard Mazda pulls no punches. Everyone and everything is both violent and vulnerable. The role call of characters extends to the haunting sets and the loud, brash sounds of the city. Stunning Julie Atlas Muz plays “Dani,” a drug dealer and call girl who cries naively at TV soap operas in Act II. Her mercurial performance is outstanding. She descends into self destruction over broken relationships and bemoans the religious traumas that have shattered her self worth. Dani’s unlikely soulmate is played by Austin Pendleton. His long list of movie, stage and television credits make him a welcome and easily recognizable personality. Tonight, though, as “Arthur” he is disheveled, addicted and corrupt. He has won Dani’s heart not with charm or chiseled good looks. It is his words of comfort at all the right places that bridge the gap in their ages and appearances. More drug dealers and users in the personas of Rita (Karina Ortiz) and Lilli (Connie Castanzo) are spellbinding. Their swagger and provocative 1970s attire try to mask their own deeply urban wounds. Even more injured and victimized is Susan (Annette Benda Fox). She is unhappily married to Arthur. His words and deeds (along with Lilli’s) have triggered even more violence. In the second act, Gary (Peter Collier), the spoiled neurotic, brings additional chaos to the web of deceit and decadence. Yes, it is unquestionably an extremely intense performance but definitely worth the ride. In association with “Bad Rep” and with associate producers Jenine and Brian Jaffe, Zoe Morsette, Anita Durst and Roslyn Weinstein, and assistant producer Will Pryor- Bennet, the Secret Theatre continues to elevate our borough with projects that are worthy of the finest off-Broadway efforts. For more information, call 718-392-0722 or visit www.secrettheatre.com. A full production of “A Chorus Line” is just weeks away. As always, save me a seat on the aisle! A VIEW FROM THE CLIFF BY CLIFF KASDEN Photo courtesy of Mike Bridavsky LiL BUB will be at Museum of the Moving Image on Jan. 30.


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