The Hasty Pudding Theatricals has selected Bruce Willis and Sarah Jessica Parker to receive its annual Man and Woman of the Year awards, the group announced Monday.

The arrival of Parker and Willis will kick-off the run of the Theatricals’ 154th original musical,“Snow Place Like Home,” originally slated to be the last production in the historic 125 year-old Pudding building before renovations began this spring.

But that construction has now been delayed, according to Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth ’71—the project's second delay since the College purchased the building in 2000.

"After a year of meeting with architects and structural engineers, we determined the project will be much larger than anyone thought," Illingworth said. "In order to do it right, we decided we have to delay."

Illingworth said he now estimates the cost of construction at $15 to $20 million, a significant increase from the original $10 million estimate.

The construction will turn the building into a state-of-the-art theater and space for student groups.

The student groups that currently use the building, including the Theatricals, the Hasty Pudding Social Club, the Harvard Krokodiloes and the Radcliffe Pitches, will be able to remain in the building for another year as a result of the delay.

Illingworth said that despite the building's dilapidated condition, the theater and basement are still safe for use.

Gregory C. Padgett ’02, president of the Pudding Theatricals, said that while he is glad the Pudding will get to perform another show in the theater, he is excited for the renovations to begin.

"We look forward to seeing this thing through to its completion," Padgett said.

The Die Hard Duo

The Golden Globe-winning star of “Sex and the City” and the actor of “Die Hard” fame will travel to Cambridge this February to accept their “pudding pots” and to be “roasted” by the theatrical group.

The Pudding honors two actors every year for their “lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment” with the good-natured roast, presentation of the pudding pot, and special performances of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ original show.

Parker will begin the Pudding festivities with a parade in her honor on Mass. Ave. at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. Fourteen members of the all-male theatrical troupe, dressed flamboyantly in drag, will escort the actress along the parade route to the Pudding Theater on Holyoke Street where she will be treated to a preview of the new play.

Willis will receive his trophy at the Man of the Year ceremony on Feb. 14 when the Pudding will officially premiere “Snow Place Like Home.”