In Photos: Hasty Pudding Theatricals Honors Rose Byrne

asty Pudding Theatricals kickstarted their 177th production season with their annual Woman of the Year Parade – honoring Australian actress Rose Byrne. Recently a Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee for her performance in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Byrne took a break from her press campaign for the Woman of the Year Parade and Roast, on Friday, Feb. 13.

A protestor climbs a pole at the intersection of Holyoke St. and Massachusetts Ave., near Hasty Pudding's Farkas Hall, to protest against Andrew L. Farkas ’82 and Jeffrey Epstein's ties with the Hasty Pudding Theatricals prior to the start of the parade.

The parade had performances from dance troops and improv groups, as well as the Hasty Pudding Theatrical members dressed in their signature flamboyant costumes. Miss Massachusetts Khailah Griffin brought up the rear of the parade, waving from a convertible.

Students lean out of their dorm windows along Mass Ave. to try and catch a glimpse of Rose Byrne as the parade progresses through Harvard Square to Farkas Hall. Byrne embraces the extravagant affair, donning donut glasses and accepting gifts of flowers and stuffed animals.

Rose Byrne is the 76th Woman of the Year with past recipients including Cynthia Erivo and Meryl Streep. The recipients are selected internally by a committee for their contributions to the entertainment industry.

The parade finishes in front of Farkas Hall, where Byrne performed the iconic kickline with the Hasty Pudding Theatrical cast members.

The Hasty Pudding held their celebratory roast of Rose Byrne, performing therapy skits based off her recent role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” with Pudding President Daisy M. Nussbaum ’26 and Cast Vice President Isabel V. S. Wilson ’26 assuming the role as Byrne’s therapists.

Referencing her film, “Bridesmaids,” the roast involved a wedding with four bridesmaids played by Hasty Pudding members Bernardo de Moura Sequeira ’26, Jackson G. P. Coombs ’26, Arwen T. Y. Zhang ’26, and Matthew Chen ’26. Byrne was then "wed" to the coveted Pudding Pot, kissing it to seal the marriage.