Pudding Pots for Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken
Now we’re talking. A mere week ago, Harvard Lampoon members announced their plans to bestow the Hastiest Pudding of the Lampoon Award upon hotel heiress Paris Hilton.
Today, Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has stolen the spotlight entirely by announcing its excellent choices of Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken to become the society’s next Woman and Man of the Year, respectively. According to The Pudding, performers must have made a substantial contribution to the entertainment industry to enjoy those honors.
Theron, 32, received her Best Actress Academy Award for her work in the harrowing 2003 fact-based drama Monster, while 64-year-old Walken earned his Best Supporting Actor statuette nearly three decades ago for the 1978 Vietnam War Best Picture winner The Deer Hunter.
Harvard University will welcome the talented thespians on two different dates in February, as is customary. Theron will lead a parade throughout Cambridge at 2:30pm on February 7 and then proceed to Agassiz Theatre for a roast and the presentation of her Pudding Pot.
Walken will hit town on February 15, at which time he’ll receive his very own Pudding Pot during an 8:15pm black-tie roast in the New College Theatre, before the opening of The Pudding’s latest production, Fable Attraction. (Get it? Fatal Attraction, the movie?)
Of course, if all of this sounds like worthwhile good times to you, you can order tickets to both events by calling 617-495-5205. It’s a fun occasion, and even if you don’t have the money to buy your way in, you can always just hang out around Harvard Square early in the afternoon on February 7. With a little luck and good weather on your side, you’ll at least catch a glimpse of Theron as she’s whisked by.
Read more about the forthcoming festivities at Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ website.
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Paris in Cambridge in February
Feb 6, 2008 at 4:07 am
[…] a trip until tomorrow and next Friday, when the real talent arrives in Cambridge, namely deserving Hasty Pudding honorees Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken, respectively. Now, their appearances will be worth the […]
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