Released on = May 15, 2007, 1:41 am

Press Release Author = Vicarious New York

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Colonel Jade Esteban Estrada arrives in Yakima to perform
his award-winning solo musical comedy \"ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the
World, Vol. 1\" May 19. The Advocate calls him \"exquisite.\"

Press Release Body = May 4, 2007 - New York, N.Y. - What do Sappho, Michelangelo,
Oscar, Gertrude, Sylvia and Ellen all have in common? They\'re all coming to Yakima -
at the same time! Vicarious Productions and Rainbow Cathedral Metropolitan Community
Church are proud to announce the Yakima debut performance of ICONS: The Lesbian and
Gay History of the World, Vol. 1, a solo musical written and performed by
nationally-acclaimed solo theatre artist Jade Esteban Estrada (2005 Performance
Artist of the Year) at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2007. The performance will be
held at RCMCC located at 225 North 2nd Street in Yakima, Washington. The event is
wheelchair accessible and appropriate for ages 13 and up. $12 general admission/$10
students and seniors. Show duration is 75 minutes with no intermission. The
celebrated actor will sign autographs immediately after the show. For reservations
and information call 509-457-6454 or log onto www.getjaded.com.

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.

\"\'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.\"
Lisa Gauthier of Nuvo in Indianapolis stated, \"I\'m not gay...but I loved these
shows.\"

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.

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.

"Jade Esteban Estrada is not an icon by accident," warns Nicholas Snow of Notes from
Hollywood.

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 in June 2008.

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:



May 18-19 - Yakima, WA
May 20 - Vancouver, WA
May 22 - Kennewick, WA
Jun 8 - San Antonio, TX
Jun 9 - Tallahassee, FL
Jun 14 - Wilmington, DE
Jun 16 - St. Petersburg, FL
Jun 17 - Palm Beach, FL
Jun 23 - Houston, TX
Aug 4 - Fire Island, NY
Aug 30-Sept 2 - New Orleans, LA
Sept 6 - Topeka, KS
Sept 18 - Chicago, IL
Sept 20 - Tulsa, OK
Oct 1 - San Antonio, TX
Oct 2 - Houston, TX
Oct 6 - Corpus Christi, TX
Oct 20 - Long Island, NY
Nov 1 - Prescott, AZ
Nov 12, 14 - San Antonio, TX



Web Site = http://www.getjaded.com

Contact Details = Vicarious New York
100 West 45th Street
New York, NY
646-342-8647
www.getjaded.com