Odds & Ends: Steven Spielberg Thinks He Rescued Mark Rylance From Theater, Sneak Peek of New Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt & More

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.

Spielberg Thinks He Rescued Rylance From Theater
We're hoping that three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance is joking about Oscar winner Steven Spielberg here. “In his mind he’s rescued me—rescued me from the slums of the theater! You know, discovered me, bless him,” the British actor told the New York Times. There was another interesting tidbit from Rylance in the interview—although it was a “great thrill” to appear as Wolf Hall’s Thomas Cromwell and portray all his "internal thinking" on PBS: “I’m glad I didn’t have to play it onstage actually.” Ben Miles took on the role on Broadway last year. Rylance is up for an Oscar on February 28 for his performance in Spielberg's Bridge of Spies and is currently at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Nice Fish. He's then returning to New York's boards in November in Farinelli and the King. Some rescue, Spielberg!

Don't Cry for Jenn Colella & Ramin Karimloo
What’s new, Canada?! Jenn Colella (If/Then) and Ramin Karimloo (Les Miz) will play Eva Peron and Che, respectively, in a Vancouver Opera production of Evita. Directed by by Kelly Robinson, the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber tuner will play a limited engagement April 30 through May 8 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Tony Kushner to Team Up With Brad Pitt
Tony winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America) will join forces with Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Cross Creek Pictures to work on He Wanted the Moon, Deadline reports. The medical research drama is based on a doctor in the 1920s and 1930s, who studied the biochemical root of manic depression just as he began to succumb to the illness, eventually undergoing a lobotomy.

Bobby Cannavale's Vinyl Picked Up for Season Two
Congratulations to new Dad and Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale—HBO has renewed his drama Vinyl for a second season. The series from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and more, follows Cannavale’s record label honcho Richie Finestra as he lives the dream of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll; we can't wait to see more of this on our screens!

Sneak Peek of New Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Get that “Peeno Noir” ready! Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will return for its second season on Netflix on April 15. Check out the first trailer of She Loves Me's Jane Krakowski, Broadway alum Tituss Burgess and Ellie Kemper all strutting their stuff below!