[OutVoice] San Antonio, TX: Jade Esteban Estrada Brings "ICONS" to Rose Theatre"
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Jade Esteban Estrada Brings ‘ICONS’ to Rose Theatre
QSanAntonio.com
February 20, 2010
By SAM SANCHEZ
Jade Esteban Estrada portrays six gay history figureheads in the solo
musical comedy “ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 1.”
Photo by CHRISTINE CAIN-WEIDNER.
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Acclaimed multimedia star Jade Esteban Estrada brings his widely traveled
solo musical comedy "ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol.
1" to San Antonio’s Rose Theatre on March 4.
‘Icons’ tells the story of the GLBT experience through the voices of
Sappho, Michelangelo, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Rivera and Ellen
DeGeneres, all played by Estrada, who also penned the play. It includes song,
dance and humorous monologues.
The show debuted at the 2002 Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre
Festival and recently celebrated its 350th performance in Pueblo, Colorado.
Estrada was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He’s performed at the
famed Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and honed his craft in the acting
company Los Actores de San Antonio.
He was trained at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York
and worked with such show business luminaries such as Charo and Zoe Caldwell.
Estrada’s television appearances include Comedy Central's "The Graham
Norton Effect" and PBS's "In the Life." His dance music can be heard on the
Golden Globe and Emmy award winning police drama "The Shield" on the FX
Network.
Estrada, whose known for his one-man shows, also has written and performed
‘It's Too Late...It's Already in Me,’ "Trans World!" and ‘Icons’ Vol. 2
and 3. His sister Celeste Angela Estrada wrote another one of his shows,
"Tortilla Heaven."
The audience gave Estrada a standing ovation for his recent performance of
"A Lullaby for Ryan: The History of HIV/AIDS in America" at the Rose
Theatre in December 2009. He will return to the Rose to perform "Tortilla
Heaven" on Thursday, April 22, 2010.
"Icons: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 1" at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at The Rose Theatre located at 11838 Wurzbach Road at
Lockhill Selma in the second level of the Elms Shopping Center. Tickets are
$15 and available at the door. For reservations and information call
210-360-0004 or email therosetheatreco at yahoo.com. Online information can be
found at www.therosetheatreco.com or _www.getjaded.com_
(http://www.getjaded.com) .
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