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Ric Silver
39 Village Lane #4
Groton, CT 06340-4541
Height: 5'10" Weight: 205# Eyes: Blue Hair: Auburn
Actor/Singer/Dancer Director/Choreographer
On Stage
Director:
T.S.Eliot's "The Cocktail Party" Barker Theatre Providence, RI
" The Boys in the Band " National Theatre Institute - Waterford, CT
California Federal Bank - Commercial with Bob Hope Asst. to Director
" Runaways " Asst. Director - New London High School New London, CT
Choreography:
Member: International Dance Council
"Tanglin' Hearts" Country Western Musical Hollywood, CA -
Created: "The Texas 'Silver' Star"-Square Dance - premiered on The Country Music Awards in 1989
Ballet for "Hollywood Dancin' " - Come in from the Rain - Pas de Trois - Wilshire Ebell Hollywood, CA
Working at Vamps Disco N.Y.C. Created- "The Electric Slide"(1976)Copyright
"Runaways" New London High School New London, CT
Acting:
"RAGS" - Spirit of Broadway Theatre Norwaich CT 3/06
"FALLS" - Spirit of Broadway World Premier - Rampa - Norwich CT 2/05
"Inherit The Wind" - Starring Ron Palillo - Jury - Ivoryton Playhouse 11/04
"Oliver" Bill Sykes - Waterford Week Players Waterford,CT 8/04
Neil Simon's "FOOLS" - Magistrate- Majestic Rose Dinner Theatre Norwich,CT 6/04
"Crazy For You" Everett - Pfizer Players New London, CT 6/01
"Godspell" N. Stonington Cong. Church Stonington, CT 3/01 Played Herb - Sang Lamar's "All Good Gifts"
"The Sound of Music" Sounds of Broadway Co. Touring Co. FT. Laud. , Fl '98
"Curtain Up '97" & " '98" Broward Pref. Arts Center Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"Flower Drum Song"- Professor Chen - Barker Theatre Providence, RI '95
"Pajama Game"- Charlie/Chorus - Barker Theatre Providence, RI '94
The Gatlin Brothers Christmas Show Backup Singer - Garde Theatre CT '92
"Razzle Dazzle" Musical Revue - City Nights Dinner Theatre Pawtucket, RI
"Zorba" - Constable - Theatre by the Sea Matunuck, RI '87
"The Body Beautiful " LEAD -Rialto Theatre NYC - Musical Revue '84
"Charlenne" - Host/Agent - Wilshire Ebell Theatre Hollywood, CA - Fuller Gordy, Producer.
"Showboat" - Frank - Granada Hills Community Theatre- Granada Hills, CA
"Cosmic Sands" Understudy/all male roles - Pan Andreas Hollywood, CA
"All The Kings Men"- Dancer - Vinnette Carroll's Urban Arts Corp. NYC Off-B'way
"The Prince and The Pauper" -Pauper's Father - 18TH Street Playhouse New York City
"West Side Story" Action - New London High School New London, CT
Movies & TV:
"Amne$ia" NBC TV - Game Show - Judge
"The Curse of Micha Rood" with Ron Paolillo Firesite Films Still Photographer/Background Photographer/ Asst. to Mr. Paolillo
"The Game Plan" Disney with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 2007
"The Ted Bundy Case" Nippon TV Japan
"Man without a Country" with Cliff Robertson
"Trackdown" with George Segal and Shelly Hack
"Crocodile Dundee" with Paul Hogan
Commercials:
Nike Dice-K Mar. 07 Boston Casting Assignment
Foxwoods Sept 05 Connecticut Boston Casting Assignment
Good Old Tom's 2003 East Hartford, CT
Kawasaki 1999 California
Clubs:
Good Times NYC Jason's Port of Call NYC Jason's Park Royal NYC
The Call Back Lounge NYC Paulson's NYC The Bushes NYC The Andrea Hotel Misquamicut, RI
Opera:
The Manhattan Opera Theatre NYC
The New York City Opera
The Rhode Island Civic Chorale
Handel's "Messiah" Bass Soloist St. Mary's Church Stonington, CT
Soloist -Road Church Stonington, CT
Dance & More:
Teacher: Music, Dance, Percussion, Voice, Piano
Creator of The Electric Slide; Breakdancing; The Robot;; Lockin' & Poppin'; The Texas 'Silver' Star Square Dance which Premiered on the ACM Awards show in 1989; The Techtronic
Instructor at New York School of Music; Staten Island Music Academy;
Arrowbear Dance School; Private Lessons in Piano, Voice & Dance
Vocal Coach to "WARRANT"
Studied Dance with: Larry Richardson, Walter Nicks, Rael Lamb, Paul Taylor, Arthur Mitchell, Martha Graham Co., Rudy Perez, Alvin Ailey, Lar Lubovitch, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, Danny Daniels, Martha Meyers
Artist & Model
Artists Model - Connecticut College; Art Students League
Articles and Affiliations:
Black20.com News story on The Electric Slide
NPR Radio 2/20/07 National Public Radio - Interview
WTNH Channel 8 New Haven, CT - TV Interview regarding the Electric Slide
Wikipedia - Article on The Electric Slide
CNET - 2 Articles regarding The Electric Slide
CID - Counsel International De La Danse