Bruce Almighty and Click Alexandra Petri Joe Raposo, composer, songwriter, pianist; for stage, screen, television Sesame Street etc. Mo Rocca, comedian and former Pudding librettist and president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President Theodore Roosevelt, US President Felisa Vanoff (1925–2014), who became the company's first female choreographer in 1948 (although women had been included as costumers for many years prior) William Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts Fairfax Henry Wheelan, American businessman, philanthropist, and political reformer. Owen Wister, novelist and biographer Origins of name The Hasty Pudding name comes from a Colonial era (originally British) dish called hasty pudding, a kind of porridge made from cornmeal with molasses, honey or other ingredients, a New World cousin to the Italian polenta; called "hasty" because it is cheap and easy to make. It is not clear whether the dish was originally a staple or a dessert, but it is now served for dessert at the banquets thrown by the Pudding, such as opening night celebrations and the annual 'roasts' for their Man/Woman of the Year (see below). Honorary awards The society is notable for their annual selection of famous entertainers as Woman of the Year (since 1951) and Man of the Year (since 1967). These awards are usually treated with great seriousness by the honorees, who, since the unanticipated personal appearance of Jane Fonda to accept her award in 1961, always attend the awards ceremony, and are treated to a celebratory "roast," and a parade. Symbols Over the course of its rich history, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals has adopted many significant symbols. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals has two official logos. The first is a sphinx holding a pudding pot. The second is a pudding pot depicted hanging over a fire. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals main color is a deep blue; crimson is used due to its ties with Harvard University, green due to its connection with the Harvard Krokodiloes (an all-male a cappella group spun out from the Hasty Pudding company), and yellow for its connection with the Hasty Pudding Club, a social organization on campus from which the Theatricals was founded. The shade of yellow used by the club is an ode to the color of traditional hasty pudding. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Hasty Pudding Club, and Harvard Krokodiloes are all organizations of the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 and share the same meeting space and social events on Harvard's campus. Mottos Concordia