Odds & Ends: The Wiz Live! Picks Up Five Critics' Choice Nods, Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Reach 'Oprah Power' (Almost) & More

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and over the weekend.

The Wiz Live! Picks Up Five Critics' Choice Nods
The Wiz Live! eased on down the road to five Critics' Choice nominations on December 14! The telecast received nods for Best Movie Made for TV or Limited Series, Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series for Shanice Williams, Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series for Mary J. Blige, and also recognition over in the Supporting Actor category for David Alan Grier and Ne-Yo. Stage faves to additionally feel the nominating love include Patti LuPone, Viola Davis, Clive Owen, Hugh Dancy, Helen McCrory, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Tambor, Allison Janney, Judith Light, Ellen Burstyn, Cherry Jones, Patrick Wilson, Nick Offerman and Sarah Paulson. Winners will be announced for the 21st annual awards on January 17, 2016 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

Mirren Wants to Share the Stage With Cranston
Talk about a match made in Broadway heaven. Tony winner Helen Mirren has revealed that she would like to star opposite Tony winner Bryan Cranston on the boards. “I’d like to share the stage with him sometime,” she told Variety. “That would be great.” While we wait (and dreamcast!), we can catch the pair together on screen in Trumbo, which is in movie theaters now.

Dick Van Dyke Turns 90 With Flash Mob
Who do you celebrate your 90th birthday with when you're the legendary Dick Van Dyke? A giant Mary Poppins flash mob, obviously! Check out all the fun and frolics below... We're now ready to go fly a kite!

Twelfth Night Set for Central Park
A musical adaptation of Twelfth Night, helmed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub, is slated for the Public Theater’s Public Works program next year. Performed by professional and amateur actors from across the Big Apple’s five boroughs, Shakespeare’s traditional verses will be interspersed with songs in modern-day language. We’re already dreaming of all those summer nights at Central Park's Delacorte Theater…

See Lin-Manuel Miranda Reach 'Oprah Power' (Almost)
Hamilton's creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda may have penned this Broadway season's gargantuan hit, but he recently admitted to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show that he's "not quite got Oprah power yet." Check out the wide-ranging interview with the adorable Miranda (as well as a sneak peek from the next great American musical, Button?!) below! Oh, and watch out for interesting nugget about Police Academy...