About five years ago, performer Jade Esteban Estrada came to St. Louis with a

sweet one-man show, "Tortilla Heaven," in which he played all the members of a family very much like...well, very much like the Estradas.

         Now he's returning with another solo effort, this one about HIV. But "A Lullaby for Ryan: The History of HIV/AIDS in America," is a lot more theatrical than the title sounds. An original musical comedy (Estrada wrote it), "Lullaby" finds Estrada portraying a host of characters, among them Rock Hudson, Miss Protease Inhibitor 1996 and "Boobs," AKA the bubonic plague.

          Estrada, who tours internationally, has appeared on "30 Rock" and "The Graham Norton Effect." He was the host of the 19th annual South Florida GLAAD Media Awards, which aired on Bravo.

         The show starts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, at the Urban Eats Cafe, 3301 Meramec Street.  Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door and available at Urban Eats. The show is presented by Urban Eats, Ragged Blade Theatre and the St. Louis LGBT Center. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the center.

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