Man of the Year 2016

The Red Balloon is posting a favorite photo from this past Friday night's Hasty Pudding 50th Man of the Year Celebration: seriously, women everyone are asking, "Who wouldn't want to be that Pudding Pot?"

It was an honor to be part of a tradition with the utmost artistic integrity, including that one part when Joseph Gordon-Levitt took his pants off.

This year Joseph Gordon-Levitt became the 50th Hasty Pudding Man of the Year joining the ranks of Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Walken, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Robert Downey Jr. and Billy Crystal, all of whom have their very own Hasty Pudding Pot. The story of how the Man of the Year title started comes from the very first man of the year, Bob Hope, who contacted the Hasty Pudding Theatre as he knew they had only a Woman of the Year distinction at the time. He told them he had the perfect candidate for Man of the Year: Himself! And so the rest is history. Today the tradition continues as Joseph Gordon-Levitt received his latest title with honor! Here's to the Man of the Year!

Sights & Sounds: Part Seven

Love Letters

Tonight is opening night of Love Letters in Boston. 

A.R. Gurney's play Love Letters was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw are reunited on stage tonight. The pair originally starred in Love Story 45 years ago! The Red Balloon will be present for opening night of Love Letters, which runs through February 7th at Boston's Shubert Theatre.



The Boston Harbor Hotel 

The Boston Harbor Hotel's ice skating rink is now open. So, be sure to lace up those skates and take a spin on the ice under the arch (that has a ring to it)!

Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year 

Hasty Pudding, part of Harvard University, has the distinction of being the oldest theater company in the nation. Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year is Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The Red Balloon will in attendance for the roast and press conference. Bobby Fitzpatrick, President of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals stated, "No emoji can express how how excited we are about having Joseph Gordon-Levitt as our 50th Man of the Year...We anxiously await Mr. Gordon-Levitt's arrival, as he begins his slow journey to the Hasty Pudding Theatricals on a small rope from LA to Cambridge." So, there you have it, the Sights & Sounds are small in quantity but large in quality! 

Stay tuned to The Red Balloon for all things Boston!