"Unforgettable" The Nat "King" Cole Tribute Starring Monroe Kent III, our flagship production was launched in association with with Encore Attractions by special arrangement with Susumu Productions Ltd. of London at the Capital Rep Theatre in Albany NY,  June 1st 2000 as a precursor to it's first American tour. We had the honor of participating in the Piccolo Spoleto Festival; May of 2005 marking the 40th anniversary of the passing of a musical icon, Mr. Nat “King” Cole.

Our Base:
The theatrical endeavor of RelavationSGroup, celebrates works like “Unforgettable” The Nat “King” Cole Story, “Five Guys Named Moe” "Judy Speaks", “Black To Broadway” and represents artist of outstanding merit, many of whom are "TONY", "GRAMMY", "OLIVIA" or other award nominees or recipients.

Conceived, written and directed by actors and singers these shows typify the artistic vision from the viewpoint of the performer feeling the desire to not simply regurgitate theater but to create it and then find his place within it.  That creative vision places the emphasis of the art on the performance and the message therein.   

At the core of RelavationS Group, are directors, actors, singers, stage and company managers, teachers, lawyers, lighting and audio technicians, and fellow musicians. All have given their support along the way pleased to be associated with something that endeavors to be artistically rewarding.  It is this diversity that we celebrate both in our business and in our art.

RelavationS Group, does not shy away from its spiritual basis as it is the spiritual vein that we feel is most creative and compelling to explore musically and theatrically. 

At the heart of a vision lies Truth, Truth of emotions, Truth of movement, Truth of being.  Within this Truth lies beauty, challenging us to artistically reproduce it for the sharing. 
 



 Director and consultant

 Joy Vandervort-Cobb, currently an Associate Professor of African American Theatre and Performance at the College of Charleston, began her career in theatre almost 30 years ago as an actress with the Freedom Theatre in upstate New York.
Directing credits include national tours of MAHALIA, From the Mississippi Delta, Dreamgirls, Purlie and for colored girls... Regionally her work has included productions of Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Having Our Say; Trouble in Mind; Blues for an Alabama Sky; Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches; The Colored Museum; Red, Hot & Cole; Gospel at Colonus; Hair; and Ain't Misbehavin'.



Choreographer and consultant

 KEN ROBERSON (Choreographer) choreographed the 2004 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Avenue Q. NYC credits include All Shook Up, Purlie (Encores!), Harlem Song at the legendary Apollo, Freak (John Leguizamo), Jar the Floor, Stupid Kids, The Mineola Twins and Blade to the Heat.
Regional credits include Purlie, Once on This Island (dir./chor.), Lady Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill (dir./chor.), Ain't Misbehavin' (dir./chor.), Smokey Joe's Cafe (dir./chor.), Guys and Dolls. Film work includes "Preaching to the Choir," HBO's "Lackawanna Blues," "Brother to Brother." Awards include two NAACP Awards, Emmy Award nomination, Lucille Lortel Award nomination, Drama Desk Award nomination, NYC Council of the Arts Award and ADELCO Award.


Musical Director

 Edison Herbert (Musical Director)


Sound Consultant/Engineer
Chad Parsley (Sound Consultant/Engineer)


Lighting Consultant/Designer
Christopher "Shadow" Edwards (Lighting Consultant/Designer)


Set Designer

 Diego Lopez  (Set Designer)