25 Facts About AJ Bridel

AJ Bridel first rose to prominence as a finalist on Over the Rainbow, where she finished in third-place.

Since then, Bridel originated the role of Lauren in the Canadian premiere of Kinky Boots at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and has appeared in several regional productions across Ontario.

In 2022, AJ Bridel started voicing the main character Pipp Petals in the My Little Pony series.

AJ Bridel was born in Calgary, but raised in Kitchener, Ontario.

AJ Bridel was first drawn to musical theatre after listening to the music for Les Miserables from a CD owned by her parents.

AJ Bridel performed in the organization's productions of Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, Footloose, and 13.

An honours student in high school, AJ Bridel enrolled in the musical theatre program at Sheridan College but withdrew to appear on Over the Rainbow.

In 2011, at the age of 18, AJ Bridel was cast in her first professional production as Mary in The Little Years, a play by John Mighton.

In 2012, AJ Bridel auditioned for Over the Rainbow, a Canadian reality competition based on the 2010 BBC series of the same name.

AJ Bridel was cast as Dorothy Gale in a production of The Wizard of Oz that was produced by Drayton Entertainment in March 2015.

In 2015, AJ Bridel was cast as Lauren in the Canadian production of Kinky Boots, which played at the Royal Alexandra Theatre between June 2015 and May 2016.

AJ Bridel appeared on Canada AM, where she performed The History of Wrong Guys, a song her character performs in the show.

AJ Bridel was nominated for and won a 2016 Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.

Between 2016 and 2020, AJ Bridel appeared in four Ross Petty Christmas pantomimes.

In 2016, AJ Bridel appeared in her first Ross Petty pantomime, where she starred as Sleeping Beauty in Sleeping Beauty.

AJ Bridel appeared in the 2017 production as Jane in A Christmas Carol, which was filmed and aired on Family Channel and CBC across Canada.

AJ Bridel then starred as Maid Marion in the 2019 Ross Petty production of Lil' Red Robin Hood.

In 2017, AJ Bridel was named the new Anne in the Charlottetown Festival's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, the longest running annual musical theatre production.

AJ Bridel reprised her role of Anne in the 2018 production.

AJ Bridel reprised her voice role in the 2022 Netflix animated specials, My Little Pony: Make Your Mark and My Little Pony: Winter Wishday.

AJ Bridel lent her voice to the video game My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure.

In 2023, AJ Bridel starred as Sherrie in a Canadian production of Rock of Ages that played at the Elgin Theatre between February 23 and May 20,2023.

At the 2023 Dora Awards, AJ Bridel was nominated for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role.

Later that same year, AJ Bridel starred as Claire in the world premiere of Chris Mrs The musical ran between December 5 and 31,2023 at the Winter Garden Theatre.

In 2018 AJ Bridel was nearly involved in the 2018 Toronto van attack, having been about 5 minutes away when it occurred.