Born in Newmarket, ON, raised in Scarborough, ON, Alana Bridgewater discovered her love for performing at an early age. She was a member of The Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, The Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir and founding member of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale. She attended The University of Windsor, studying with Steven Henrickson and Richard Householder. Alana was the voice of the 2008 Olympic Bid. In 2007 she was nominated for a Gemini Award for her contribution to The Gospel Christmas Project (CBC). Alana has a recurring role on Nickelodeon Jr.'s Dino Dan

Dino Dan

Dino Dan is a Canadian/American television series for children ages 2-17, which is currently airing on TVO Kids in Ontario, and Nick Jr. in Australia and the USA. The series was created and directed by J.J. Johnson and produced in Toronto, Canada, by Sinking Ship Entertainment. It was co-written...

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In 2008 she played the role of 'Killer Queen' in the Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 production of We Will Rock You

We Will Rock You (musical)

We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor...

. Her debut CD Horizon received critical acclaim and her single "Deception" was a 2008 Soulmag(UK) top pick. In 2010, Alana will be appearing as Motormouth in the Broadway hit Hairspray at the Charlottetown Festival.

List of credits

• Joe Sealy and The Jazzbirds-Orangeville Opera House (Featured)
• The Flying Bulgars- Young Centre For The Performing Arts (Featured)
• Wizard Of Oz- Grand Theatre London (Lion)
• Sistahs Concert- Young Centre For The Performing Arts (Featured)
• We Will Rock You- Canon Theatre: later Panasonic Theatre (Killer Queen)
• Gospel Christmas Project- National Arts Centre/ Massey Hall (Featured)
• Broadway and Beyond with Colm Wilkinson Town Hall: NYC (Featured)
• Women's Blues Revue- Massey Hall
• We Will Rock You Killer Queen Toronto cast