ART NEWS The roster of artists whose work is featured in “Exploring the Figure” at the Janice Charach Gallery at the West Bloomfield JCC is a who’s who of celebrated Detroit names. Michelle Tanguay, John Hegarty, Camille LaMontagne, Avenue Q Tony Roko (whose work is on display at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills), Deborah Marlowe Kashdan and Detroit icon Niagara are among the 10 renowned local artists. Through Feb. 18. (248) 432-5579; charach- gallery.org. EASE ON DOWN Based on L. Frank Baum’s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Tony Award-winning The Wiz gives the 1900s novel an urban retelling. Through Jan. 31, Sky’s the Limit Productions presents the musical, performed by adults and children from our community. $15-$20. The Berman Center for Performing Arts at the West Bloomfield JCC. (248) 661-1900; theberman.org. PUPPETS GET REAL The Tony Award-winning Broadway musi- cal Avenue Q (produced by Oak Park native and Stagecrafters alumnus Jeffrey Seller) is not your typical family-friendly pup- pet show. Taking its name from the low-rent neighborhood inhabited by a ragtag group of humans and furry puppets (one with a porn addiction), the show’s performers operate puppets while in plain sight and features Gary Coleman as a character. Opening night complimentary pre-glow with light hors d’ouevres 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22; puppet meet-and-greet 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Runs through Feb. 7. Stagecrafters Baldwin Theatre, Royal Oak. $22-$24. (248) 541-6430; stagecrafters.org. * For Students Starting College, Fall 2016 High School Seniors: APPLY NOW B’nai B’rith Great Lakes Region College Scholarship Program $2,500 Scholarships Available (A Minimum of 3 will be Awarded) Apply at: www.bnaibrith.org/bnai-brith-great- lakes-scholarship-program.html For more information about our 2016 College Scholarship program or to learn about sponsorship and endowment opportunities, please call the B’nai B’rith Great Lakes Region offi ce at 248-646-3100 Cohan Mazer as Maggie Green, the pretty farmer’s daughter on the mega-hit series The Walking Dead. She continues in the horror genre in the new film, The Boy. Here she plays Greta, a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy as a way to cope with their son’s death 20 years prior. Cohan’s unusual Anglo- American background might have led to her casting: Born in New Jersey to non-Jewish English parents, she was raised by her mother and American Jewish stepfather. Her mother con- verted to Judaism, as did Cohan (age 5), and she had a bat mitzvah. Her mother and step- father moved to the U.K. when she 13 and she lived there, full time, until she finished college. Another British Jew, Dan Mazer, 44, is the director of the comedy Dirty Grandpa. Mazer is best known for being the co-writer of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G and Borat films. Zac Efron (whose paternal grandpa was Jewish) plays Jason, an attorney who is on the cusp of marry- ing his boss’ daughter (Zoey Deutch, 21) and thereby getting fast-tracked to a partnership. However, he’s tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandpa (Robert DeNiro) to Daytona for spring break and the hijinks grandpa gets him into endanger his career future. Adam Pally, 33 (The Mindy Project), has a supporting role. * We are currently seeking sponsorships as well as endowments to sustain and grow this fund. 6735 TelegrBQI3PBEtSuitFtBloomfield Hills, MI 48302 0000000 @]pflXi\efkn\Xi`e^`k¿j\cc`k%%% fi9FIIFNfe`k Pfl can’t enjoy jewelry if it’s sitting in your safe deposit box. Sell or borrow on it for immediate cash. We deal in jewelry, watches, diamonds and coins. A Service to Private Owners, Banks & Estates Coins & Jewelry Contact Larry Allan **.''Nff[nXi[8m\%›9\kn\\e(+D`c\8[Xdj›9`id`e^_Xd#D@ 248-644-8565 2053640 B\\gpfliZfdgXepkfgf]d`e[n`k_flii\X[\ij% 8;M