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The
theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world’s
third-oldest still operating, said Erivo will receive her
Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast Feb. 5. Afterward, she
will attend a performance of Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 176th
production, “101 Damnations.” Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame
starring as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men,”
is the 2025 Man of the Year. He will receive his Pudding Pot
Jan. 31.
“We are holding space for Cynthia Erivo’s arrival,” Man and
Woman of the Year Events Coordinator Hannah Frazer said in a
statement. “We’re sweeping out our broomstick closets and
prepping some wicked smart humor as we eagerly await her in
February. Before she flies off with her Pudding Pot, she’ll have
to work a little magic to earn it.”
Along with starring in the smash hit musical, the British
entertainer is a two-time Oscar nominee and an Emmy Award, Tony
Award and Grammy Award winner.
Erivo burst onto the scene with her brilliant performance in the
Broadway revival of “The Color Purple." winning her the 2016
Tony for best actress in a musical. She performed songs from the
play on the “Today” show, earning the Daytime Emmy for
outstanding music performance in a daytime program. And the
show’s soundtrack won best musical theater album at the 2017
Grammys.
Last year, Erivo starred in and produced “Drift,” which follows
a young Liberian refugee who has escaped her war-torn country to
a Greek island. In 2021, Erivo was nominated for an Emmy for her
portrayal of Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic series
“Genius: Aretha.”
Every year since 1951, the Pudding has bestowed its Woman of the
Year award on actors including Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts,
Scarlett Johansson and Annette Bening.
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