Jade Esteban Estrada shows his 'True Colors'

Comedy Central star brings 'hilarious' and 'poignant' gay history show to the 14th Annual True Colors Conference
Jade Esteban Estrada debuts solo show at Central Connecticut State University

Jade Esteban Estrada plays six pivotal characters the highly acclaimed solo musical ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World at the 14th Annual True Colors Conference Mar 24. Photo by PETER DIANTONI.

March 16, 2007 - New York, N.Y. - What do Sappho, Michelangelo, Oscar, Gertrude, Sylvia and Ellen all have in common? They're all coming to Central Connecticut State University - at the same time! The 14th Annual True Colors Conference: Family Matters A - Z is proud to announce the CCSU 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 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2007. The performance will be held at the Student Center at Central Connecticut University located at 1615 Stanley Street in New Britain, Connecticut. The event is wheelchair accessible and appropriate for ages 13 and up. Show duration is 45 minutes with no intermission. The celebrated actor will sign autographs immediately after the show. For information log onto www.getjaded.com or www.ourtruecolors.org.

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."

Estrada will speak at the international "Behind the Rainbow" Queer Studies Easter Symposium in Mexico City on April 11, 2007 and will also be the headlining act for the Transgender 2007, the annual conference of the International Foundation for Gender Education in Philadelphia on April 13, 2007.

True Colors, Inc. Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that combats homophobia, gender bias, and racism. They provide support, education, and advocacy to those responsible for the health, education, and well-being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Youth and Families.

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.

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