In
1994,
Jade Esteban
Estrada won a
contest called the Funniest Amateur Comic
in New York. Although he
considers that the start of his stand-up career, in the following years he
continued to pursue a career in music and dance. These days, all the
elements of Estrada's life are coming together in
"ICONS:
The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 2,"
in which he 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. 1
featured Sappho, Michelangelo, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Rivera
and Ellen DeGeneres.")
"My style has been
approaching laughter through truth," said Estrada, who has performed at
144 Pride festivals over the past few years.
His on-stage transformation from one character to the next keeps the
audience in stitches. "With "ICONS 1", I found that was the meat of the
entertainment," he said.
Go
to
www.GetJaded.com to see his
extensive live schedule.
Vol. 3 of ICONS will debut in September 2006.
©2005 Scene