AJ Bridel
Amanda Jeannette Bridel[1] (born circa 1994[1]), known professionally as AJ Bridel, is a Canadian actress and singer.
AJ Bridel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amanda Jeanette Bridel[1] 1994 (age 27–28)[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Occupation | Actress Singer |
| Style | Musical theater |
Early life
Bridel was born in Calgary and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. As a child, she played baseball. She heard the music for Les Miserables from a CD owned by her parents, and she became a devotee of musicals.[1] She went to high school at Eastwood Collegiate, the same highschool that Danny Duff, the director of Memes: a Dankumentary.
Career
Bridel's debut performance was when she was eighteen at the Stratford Theatre in Ontario.[2] In 2012, Bridel finished third on the CBC's Over the Rainbow.[1][3] Bridel starred, as Lauren, in the Canadian debut of Kinky Boots at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in 2015.[1] In 2017, she played the role of Jane in A Christmas Carol.[3] That same year, she was named the new Anne in the Charlottetown Festival's Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, which is the longest running musical according to Guinness World Records.[2]
References
- Ouzounaian, Richard. "Young Kinky Boots star AJ Bridel brims with big-city confidence". The Star. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Walker, Angela. "Newest Anne already a big fan". CBC. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Long, Taylor. "BWW Interview: AJ Bridel Talks Ross Petty's A CHRISTMAS CAROL". Broadway World. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.