Released on = March 13, 2007, 2:56 am

Press Release Author = Vicarious New York

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = The Metropolitan Community Church of San Antonio welcomes
back solo theatre artist Jade Esteban Estrada for the encore performance of the
one-person musical comedy ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 1.
NBC News calls him \"America\'s Prince of Pride.\"

Press Release Body = Comedy Central star returns to San Antonio for encore
performance of \'hilarious\' and \'poignant\' gay history show
Jade Esteban Estrada to perform benefit for MCCSA


Jade Esteban Estrada plays six pivotal characters the highly acclaimed solo musical
ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World at MCCSA Apr 4. Photo by PETER
DIANTONI.

March 9, 2007 - New York, N.Y. -. What do Sappho, Michelangelo, Oscar Wilde,
Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Rivera and Ellen DeGeneres all have in common? They\'re all
coming to San Antonio - at the same time! The Metropolitan Community Church of San
Antonio is proud to announce the encore performance of ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay
History of the World, Vol. 1, a solo musical written and performed by the
nationally-acclaimed solo theatre artist and San Antonio native Jade Esteban Estrada
(2005 Performance Artist of the Year) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2007. The
performance will be held at the MCCSA located at 611 East Myrtle in San Antonio,
Texas. The event is wheelchair accessible and appropriate for ages 13 and up. Show
duration is 65 minutes with no intermission. American Sign Language interpretation
will be provided. The celebrated actor will sign autographs immediately after the
show. Tickets are $12 general admission and $10 for students and seniors. All
proceeds will benefit MCCSA. (Estrada insures that \"no one will be turned away at
the door due to lack of funds\") For information call 210-857-4233 or log onto
www.getjaded.com or www.mccsa.org.

Beauty. Art. Flamboyance. Love. Struggle. Fame. The man The Advocate and Out
Magazine call \"the first gay Latin star\" celebrated the world premiere of ICONS at
the 2002 Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival in Columbus Ohio. In the
show, Estrada portrays Sappho, Michelangelo, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia
Rivera and Ellen DeGeneres. The show made its San Antonio debut in January 2005 at
The Saint.

\"\'ICONS\' is part history lesson, part musical, part politics and ALL entertainment,\"
states Jennifer Chung of the San Diego Daily Transcript. Tom Sime of the Dallas
Morning News calls it, \"funny and irreverent.a feel-good session for gay people.\"

ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 2 debuted at the CNGLTF in
2004 winning the Audience Favorite Award in Solo Performance. In the sequel Estrada
portrays Alexander the Great, Queen Christina of Sweden, Susan B. Anthony, Billie
Jean King, Harvey Milk and 9/11 hero Mark Bingham. The show made its San Antonio
debut at the Bonham Exchange Ballroom in October 2005.

ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 3 debuted at the CNGLTF in
2006 and won the Best Solo Performance and Best Original Music awards. In the last
segment of the trilogy, Estrada took on the roles of biblical Naomi, King James,
Bessie Smith, Greg Louganis and Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of U.S.
Vice-President Dick Cheney.

In October 2006, the Metropolitan Community Church of San Antonio hosted a sold-out
performance of \"Tortilla Heaven,\" the solo play performed by Estrada and written by
Celeste Angela Estrada.

\"Jade Esteban Estrada is a brilliant young writer and performer. It was an honor to
experience the ministry of this modern pioneer of the gay movement, \"states Rev.Troy
Perry, Founder of the Worldwide Metropolitan Community Church

\"I\'ve seen Jade Esteban on stage four times before, but when I saw him portraying
Mary Cheney, I realized he wasn\'t only celebrating gay icons. He was using irony to
tell us that not all of our gay icons are people that we love or respect. It was
incredibly clever,\" stated Thaddius Novack, Creative Director of Jersey City Lesbian
and Gay Outreach.

\"What he is doing is important for our LGBTQ youth to experience. I was certainly
educated tonight,\" stated Doreen DeJesus, Communications Director for Brooklyn
Pride.

Formally the choreographer to television personality Charo and a scratch vocalist
for the Back Street Boys, Estrada came to international attention when Out Magazine
christened him, \"the first gay Latin star\" in 2000. Estrada released his debut CD
\"Angel\" (Vicarious) in 2001 and in 2002 took part in the \"Being Out Rocks\" (Centaur)
CD compilation in honor of National Coming Out Day for the Human Rights Campaign.

In October 2006, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher paid tribute to Estrada by
commissioning him the title of \"Kentucky Colonel,\" the highest honor awarded by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky that acknowledges outstanding ambassadors of goodwill and
fellowship around the world. The Texas native joined other honorary colonels which
include Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Joan Crawford, Johnny Depp,
Muhammad Ali and Pope John Paul II.

Estrada\'s television credits include appearances on the Emmy-nominated \"In the Life
TV\" on PBS, \"Friday Night Lights\" on NBC and \"The Graham Norton Effect\" on Comedy
Central. His popular Latin dance music can be heard on the Golden Globe and Emmy
award-winning police drama, \"The Shield\" on the FX Network.

\"Most performers would be happy to have a fraction of Jade Esteban Estrada\'s
career,\" states Marty Rosen of the Louisville Courier-Journal. Hector Saldana of the
San Antonio Express-News calls him \"a show biz messiah.\" Roy Proctor of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch calls him \"a master entertainer.\"

Estrada has toured the U.S. with his five other solo shows which include \"It\'s Too
Late...It\'s Already In Me,\" \"Tortilla Heaven,\" \"Pico de Gallo\" and \"Gay Christian,
Gay Muslim, Gay Jew.\"

Estrada will speak at the international \"Behind the Rainbow\" Queer Studies Easter
Symposium in Mexico City on April 11, 2007 and will also be the headlining act for
the Transgender 2007, the annual conference of the International Foundation for
Gender Education in Philadelphia on April 13, 2007.

For further information or to request high resolution artwork or an interview,
please contact Greta Golding at vicariouspr@aol.com, call 646-342-8647 or visit
www.getjaded.com.


\"Long before Estrada wraps himself with a rainbow-colored flag at the show\'s end,
he\'s proven that he\'s a master entertainer with a message to convey.\"
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH


\"Without a doubt, the best entertainment dollars I spent this year went to ICONS:
The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 1 with Jade Esteban Estrada.\"
TAMPA BAY GAZETTE


\"Catch ICONS as soon as you can, or you will surely live to regret it.\"
CURVE MAGAZINE


\"Estrada is a drama queen with a lesson plan.\"
KNOXVILLE METRO PULSE

\"Estrada\'s bug-eyed portrayal of Gertrude Stein is brilliant.\"
STYLE WEEKLY


Upcoming Performances:
Mar 22 - Bethlehem, PA
Mar 24 - New Britain, CT
Mar 24 - New York, NY
Mar 26 - Bowling Green, OH
Mar 27 - Cincinnati, OH
Mar 31 - Corpus Christi, TX
Apr 4 - San Antonio, TX
Apr 11 - Mexico City, MEXICO
Apr 13 - Philadelphia, PA
Apr 16 - Muncie, IN
Apr 22 - San Antonio, TX
April 24 - Emporia, KS
May 8 - Houston, TX
May 10 - Miami, FL
May 18 - Yakima, WA
May 27 - Moscow, RUSSIA
Jun 8 - San Antonio, TX
Jun 9 - Austin, TX
Jun 14 - Wilmington, DE
Aug 4 - Fire Island, NY
Aug 30-Sept 2 - New Orleans, LA
Sept 18 - Chicago, IL
Oct 3 - Houston, TX
Nov 1 - Prescott, AZ
Nov 14 - San Antonio, TX

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