Rialto Records Unveils New Single "The Match" from the Musical Rutka

THE NEW MUSICAL RUTKA RELEASES “THE MATCH”

PERFORMED BY SONGWRITERS

JOCEYLN MACKENZIE AND JEREMY LLOYD-STYLES

AVAILABLE ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS

New York, NY - October 29, 2024--

The Match single cover art

(Tuesday, October 29) – The critically acclaimed RUTKA, a powerful new musical
adapted from Rutka’s Notebook, has released “The Match,” performed by the show’s
songwriters Joceyln Mackenzie and Jeremy Lloyd-Styles, formerly of the
Brooklyn-based indie-rock trio Pearl and the Beard. The group disbanded in 2015, but
two of its three members – Jeremy and Jocelyn – reunited to write the music and lyrics for RUTKA. This recording of “The Match”, from the new musical in development, marks Jeremy and Jocelyn’s first time recording together in a decade.

“The Match” is available today from Rialto Records on all streaming platforms.

RUTKA is playing its world premiere at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (962 Mt.
Adams Circle), where it runs through November 10. For tickets or more information,
visit www.cincyplay.com.

RUTKA features music and lyrics by Jocelyn Mackenzie and Jeremy Lloyd-Styles. The
book is by award-winning playwright and multiple Emmy Award nominee Neena
Beber (Executive Producer and writer on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”). The
production is directed by Wendy C. Goldberg, the distinguished former Artistic
Director of The National Playwrights Conference at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center,
and a two-time Chair of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama jury.

In this true coming-of-age story, 14-year-old Rutka Laskier’s world is consumed by the
usual teen concerns, like friendships, gossip, a new haircut, and the flickers of first love
— all of which she documents in her diary. But the world at large is far from usual. It’s
1943 in war-torn Poland, as Rutka and her friends are trying to live life as normally as
possible while confined in the Jewish Ghetto. With their futures and fates uncertain,
they reach for hope, resilience, and resistance. This all-new musical is a compelling
drama and a shining example of how even one small voice can make a difference in the
world.

Rutka documented her thoughts and experiences during a three-month period in 1943
while living in the Jewish Ghetto in Bedzin, Poland. Her diary would remain hidden for
63 years until it was published in 2006. Following its relatively recent discovery and
authentication by scholars, Rutka’s Notebook has drawn comparison to The Diary of
Anne Frank. (In an odd coincidence, Rutka and Anne Frank were born on the same day:
June 12, 1929.)

RUTKA is brought to life by an extraordinary ensemble of young performers and with a
raw and emotional sound, promising an unforgettable musical experience.

Returning from the cast of the RUTKA concert presentations at the New York Public
Library at Lincoln Center are Ben Cherry (Broadway: Indecent, Fiddler on the Roof)
as Yaacov, Lana Schwartz (Off-Broadway: Endangered) as Rutka Laskier and Zoe
Siegel (Off-Broadway: In Corpo) as Micka.

Joining them in the Cincinnati cast are Jacob Ben-Shmuel (National Tour: The Book
of Mormon) as Mordechai; Delaney Brown (National Tour: Jagged Little Pill) as
Stasia; Hannah Skokan (Regional: Rent at Paper Mill Playhouse) as Tusia; Julia Ty
Goldberg (Off-Broadway/Regional: Gallery Players, Bedlam, Barrington Stage
Company) as Nina; Dillon Klena (National Tour: Jagged Little Pill) as Lolek;
Sabrina Koss (Regional: Alley Theatre, Lincoln Center) as Linka; Bex Odorisio
(National Tour: Hadestown) as Dvorah; 2023 Jimmy Awards Semi-Finalist Ayden
Weinstein as Janek; David Whalen (Regional: Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie
Theater) as The Soldier; and Jacob (Kov) Zelonky (National Tour: Billy Elliot The
Musical) as Mulek. The understudies are Luka Ashley Carter, Hannah Ervin, Sara
Mackie, and Tai Rosenblatt.

Set design is by Tony Award winner Todd Rosenthal (Broadway: August: Osage
County), costume design is by Jen Caprio (Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee, Spamalot), lighting design is by Josh Epstein (Regional:
Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie, Goodman, Steppenwolf), sound design is by Connor
Wang (Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio, Hadestown), and projection design is by Yee
Eun Nam (Broadway: Yellow Face). Choreography is by Patrick McCollum
(Broadway: The Band’s Visit, Angels in America). Music director is Sharon Kenny
(Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Beetlejuice). Orchestrations and
arrangements are by Nathan Koci (Broadway: Illinoise). Stage Manager is Andrea L.
Shell. Casting Director is Daryl Eisenberg.

The production of RUTKA at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is presented by special
arrangement with Think System Productions (Amy Langer and David B. Schwartz),
and Executive Producer Cody Lassen (Spring Awakening, Indecent, The Band’s Visit).
Co-producers for the commercial production are Eliot Horowitz, David S. Stone,
Todd Rosen and Greg Steinbruner & Tami Stronach. General Management is by
KGM Theatrical.

About Rialto Records:
Rialto Records is a Grammy-nominated independent record label featuring the best
Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional cast and concept albums and is dedicated to an
artist-first approach to producing and distribution. Recent releases include cast albums
for Picking Up Speed, by Broadway’s Alex Wyse, and The Match, from the new musical
Rutka, by indie rock duo Jocelyn Mackenzie & Jeremy Styles of the band Pearl and the Beard. Rialto Records has collaborated with artists as diverse as Burt Bacharach, Rufus Wainwright, and Duncan Sheik. For more information, visit www.rialto-records.com. Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn @rialtorecords