Man of many faces brings gay 'Icons' show to Tulsa
By MICHAEL SMITH, 1/25/2005
Jade Esteban Estrada as Ellen DeGeneres. Courtesy
Just imagine the following lineup: Sappho, Michelangelo, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Rivera and Ellen DeGeneres -- all appearing on a Tulsa stage this weekend.
Latin pop performer Jade Esteban Estrada brings his one-man musical comedy piece, "Icons: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 1," to the Nightingale Theater, portraying these celebrity symbols of homosexuality through the ages in eight performances.
His show has been a hit with audiences, and Tulsa is the only Oklahoma stop on Estrada's 27-city international tour.
The performer returns to Tulsa after having served as honorable grand marshal for the 2002 Tulsa Pride parade. Since that time, Estrada has been touring, making appearances on Comedy Central's "The Graham Norton Effect" and recording individual works and on compilations ("Being Out Rocks" with Sarah McLachlan, k.d. lang and others).
The opening performance of "Icons" -- 8 p.m. Friday -- is a benefit for Tulsa's Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, a sponsor of this event along with the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Tulsa.
Other performances are 10:30 p.m. Friday; 3, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday; and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Appearing with Estrada is Jerry Rabushka, debuting his solo production of "Somebody Else's Life."
All performances are at Nightingale Theater, 1416 E. Fourth St. Tickets are $15 and may be reserved by calling 583-8487 [As of February 2007, 633-8666].