Freedom of Expression Award: Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom expected to attend

The Freedom of Expression Award honors the unfettered imagination, which is the cornerstone of a free, just, and open society. This year’s Freedom of Expression Award honors the multi-hyphenate artist Rachel Bloom. She will receive the Award at the Castro Theatre in conjunction with the documentary Hollywood Does Abortion, which she appears in and Executive Produced.

Rachel Bloom co-created, executive produced, and starred in the CW musical dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, for which she won a Golden Globe, Emmy, and Critics' Choice Award, among other accolades. She also developed a touring concert of the show that sold out Radio City Music Hall and the London Palladium. Bloom recently released her Netflix special, Death, Let me Do My Special, directed by Seth Barrish and produced by Matthew Vaughan and Rotten Science, which was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy Special. Before that, her off-Broadway engagement of the same show received a Drama Desk Award nomination for lyrics and also toured as a comedy special to sold out audiences in London, Chicago, and Boston, among other cities. Her additional acting credits include co-starring in Hulu’s critically acclaimed comedy series Reboot and guest-starring as ‘Elaine Levitch’ in season two of Max’s original series Julia. She also has a role in The Devil Wears Prada 2 and in the upcoming film “Stop! That! Train!” set to be released this summer.