[OutVoice] Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Jade Esteban Estrada in "ICONS Vol. 3" at MCC Palm Beaches - Tonight!

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Comedy Central star Jade Esteban Estrada performs his solo musical comedy "ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 3" at Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches at 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2009 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. 

Jade Esteban Estrada plays Mary Cheney and other history-making leaders in the award-winning solo musical ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 3 at MCC Palm Beaches on August 21. 

Photo by BRADLEY BATES.

What do Biblical Naomi, King James, Bessie Smith, Greg Louganis and Mary Cheney all have in common? They're all coming to Palm Beach Gardens - at the same time! Vicarious Productions is proud to announce the performance of the award-winning solo comedy ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 3, written and performed by the nationally acclaimed solo theatre artist Jade Esteban Estrada (2005 Performance Artist of the Year) at 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2009. The performance will be held at Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches located at 4857 Northlake Blvd in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The event is wheelchairaccessible and appropriate for all ages. Show duration is 65 minutes with no intermission. The celebrated actor will sign autographs immediately after the show. Admission by love offering. For information call 561-775-5900 or log onto www.getjaded.com. 

Conquest. Religion. Sacrifice. Sweat. Politics. Fate. ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 3 debuted at the Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Th
eatre Festival in Columbus, Ohio in 2006 winning the award for Best Solo Performance. In the third edition, Estrada portrays bibical Naomi, King James, Bessie Smith, Greg Louganis and Mary Cheney. Lavender Magazine in Minneapolis, Minnesota named him the Best Touring Performance of 2008.

The man the Advocate and Out Magazine call "the first gay Latin star" celebrated the world premiere of ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 1 at the 2002 CNGLTF. In the show, Estrada portrays Sappho, Michelangelo, OscarWilde, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Rivera and Ellen DeGeneres. 

"'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. 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. 

"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 Sh
ield" 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." 

"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 theWorld, 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