A Stella Adler trained actress as well as a vocalist, Riki has brought beloved characters to life in musical theater, starring as Glinda in The Wiz (The Wall Street Theater), Cinderella in Cinderella (Brien McMahon Theater), and Papagena in The Magic Flute (Nyack College Opera).
She is a two-time competition winner, having taken top honors at both Connecticut’s Got Talent and Rock the Hall at Tarrytown Music Hall. Riki’s artistry has also shone through cabaret stages like Don’t Tell Mama and special performances like the New Orleans Healing Arts Symposium and a solo appearance at the Anika Noni Rose Ceremony in Hartford, CT.
Resumè
Theater
Wicked - Elphaba BBLC 2025 University of Indiana
The Wiz Glinda The Wall Street Theater
Cinderella Cinderella Brien McMahon Theater
The Magic Flute Papagena Nyack College Opera
Singer-songwriter
Dionne Warwick Opening Act Tarrytown Music Hall
Paula Cole Opening Act Pleasantville Music
Festival
Black Opry Tour Headliner Higher ground, VT, The
Caramoor Festival, CT,
Lebanon Opera House,
The Cutting Edge CE Fest. Solo act New Orleans
Healing Arts Symposium. Soloist Metropolitan Museum of
Art Anika Noni Rose Cerm. Soloist Hartford, CT
Cabaret Series Soloist Don’t Tell Mama
Connecticut’s Got Talent Winner The Wall Street Theater
Rock The Hall Competition Winner Tarrytown Music Hal
Education & Training
Nyack College BA Psychology
Musical Theater Intensive Stella Adler (Holly
Buczek, Garret Taylor,
Robbie Simpson, Collin
Hanlon, Alice Saltman,
Joanne Edelmann,
Hannah Shankman,
Christine Shepard)
Actors Bootcamp AGI Entertainment
Commercial Acting Terry Berland, CSA
Vocal Training
Nyack College Joel Jameson,
Gwendolyn Bradely
Stella Adler Ric Ryder
Special Skills
Guitar, Piano, Songwriting, Group Fitness Afro-carribean dance, Meditation, Volleyball, teaching artist
(guitar, piano, hip hop dance, gymnastics), Vocal styles (blues, choral, gospel, jazz, rock, r&b, pop, rap,
house, opera), Hosting, special needs coach (adult & children), Behavioral Therapy/work with special
needs adults & kids, Stepping.