In 2011, at the age of 18, Bridel was cast in her first professional production as Mary in
The Little Years, a play by
John Mighton. The play was performed at the
Stratford Festival between July 13 and September 24, 2011. In 2012, Bridel auditioned for
Over the Rainbow, a Canadian reality competition based on the 2010 BBC
series of the same name. The winner of the series would star in the role of Dorothy in a new production of
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage musical of
The Wizard of Oz at the
Ed Mirvish Theatre. Following a boot camp held by Lloyd Webber, Bridel was chosen as one of the ten contestants. On November 4, 2012, Bridel was eliminated in third place. In 2015, 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. Bridel appeared on
Canada AM, where she performed
The History of Wrong Guys, a song her character performs in the show. For her performance as Lauren, Bridel received a nomination for Outstanding Female Performance in a Musical at the 2016
Dora Awards. She also was nominated for and won a 2016 Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Between 2016 and 2020, Bridel appeared in four Ross Petty Christmas pantomimes. In 2016, Bridel appeared in her first Ross Petty
pantomime, where she starred as Sleeping Beauty in
Sleeping Beauty. She also appeared in the 2017 production as Jane in
A Christmas Carol, which was also filmed and aired on
Family Channel and
CBC across Canada. Bridel then starred as Maid Marion in the 2019 Ross Petty production of ''Lil' Red Robin Hood
. In 2020, she appeared in There’s No Place Like Home For The Holidays'', which was performed as an online revue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2017, 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. Bridel reprised her role of Anne in the 2018 production. In April 2022, Bridel began starring in the main voice role of Pipp Petals in
My Little Pony, replacing
Sofia Carson. She currently voices the character in the made-for-YouTube 2D animated series
My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale and in the
Netflix animated series
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark. Bridel also reprised her voice role in the 2022 Netflix animated specials,
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark and
My Little Pony: Winter Wishday. She also lent her voice to the video game
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure. In 2023, 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, Bridel was nominated for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role. Later that same year, 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. On December 29th, 2025 she released her debut single "See You Monday" under the name Amanda Jean, the first single from a forthcoming album inspired by her divorce. ==Personal life==