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    Mark Tutssel to receive inaugural Created for Creatives LIA Legend Award

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    Mark Tutssel, former executive chairman/global chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide and creative chairman, Publicis Communications, will be the first recipient of a major honor from the London International Awards (LIA). On October 8 during the 2023 Judging and Creative LIAisons Program in Las Vegas, Tutssel will be presented with the inaugural Created for Creatives LIA Legend Award. The award is given to a leader of the industry past or current who through their talent, vision and generosity have demonstrated not only outstanding creativity at all levels, but also their willingness to share, mentor and develop others with a focus on the advancement of the industry and creative thinking in all sectors.

    Barbara Levy, founder and president of LIA, said, “When deciding to create the LIA Legend Award, we wanted to recognize talent, vision and outstanding creative contributions at all levels. The minute we set this criteria Mark became the immediate and obvious choice for the inaugural award. He was instrumental, and continues to be, in helping to develop and grow the Creative LIAisons Global Coaching Academy which sets LIA apart from other award festivals.”

    Tutssel said, “This prestigious award is a huge honor. I am humbled and proud. I have had the privilege of working with so many talented people and brave brands throughout my career. London International Awards is a festival created for creatives, a show famous for truly inspiring the global industry to raise the creative bar, so it’s really an absolutely incredible honor to be recognized by such a great organization. I truly believe creativity is the driving force behind our business and I will always be a global champion of it.”

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    “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

    Tuesday, January 21, 2025
    Cynthia Erivo attends the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

    Cynthia Erivo, who is starring in the hit musical "Wicked," was named Tuesday as the 2025 Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

    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 starirng 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:... Read More

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