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ENTERTAINMENT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002
'Prince William' TV movie to air
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Oh, to be young, blond, handsome and royal. Britain's Prince William is all that. The actor portraying him in a new made-for-TV movie has the first three traits down and is the son of British pop royalty.
Jordan Frieda gets his big acting break in *Prince William*, airing Sunday on ABC at 7 p.m. EDT.
Although Frieda's credits were limited to a small part in the HBO World War II miniseries Band of Brothers and some British stage roles, he found himself caught in an uproar when the royal family and Britain's tabloid media found out about the movie.
"It was received in a funny way," he said. "The fact is no one really knows what it's about because it's not being marketed in Britain."
The movie begins with Princess Diana's death in a 1997 car crash in Paris and ends with William heading off to St. Andrews University last year.
The project upset Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydy, who called it "insensitive" and asked for it to be shelved. Prince Charles expressed "deep concern."
"She never called and asked for a script to read it," executive producer Bonnie Raskin said. "I certainly would have been happy to send it. I heard the palace did have a copy."
Raskin remembered one headline from a British tabloid that screamed: "Prince Charles trying to sue to shut movie down."
"I had people trying to sneak on the set and take pictures," she said. "It was never sold as a behind-the-scenes, ripped-from-the-headlines story, which God knows could easily be done. We chose not to do that."
It's not all prim and proper, though. William is seen drinking and cavorting with pals Tom and Laura Parker-Bowles, the children of Charles' longtime love, Camilla. In one nightclub scene, party pal Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
"I didn't want to portray [Prince William] behind closed doors as people have seen him in front of cameras."
Jordan Frieda Actor portraying the prince in a TV movie
exposes her breasts to a surprised William.
Like his late mother, William is mostly seen through photos, his voice rarely heard. So the movie attempts to guess what the prince is really like in private. The script was based on published accounts.
"I didn't want to portray him behind closed doors as people have seen him in front of cameras," Frieda said. "One can sense a stiffness in him; a tremendous amount of training has been put into this guy when he goes out and faces the world. As to what he's like as a person, there you really have to use the imagination."
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(70th Series)
The two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare October 4-5, 6*, 10-12, 2002
You Never Can Tell
You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw November 22-23, 24*, December 5-7, 2002
The Royal Family
by George S. Kaufman & Erica Ferber
February 28-March 1, March 21-6, 8-2003
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
by Weygandt, Howard
April 26, 27* & May 1-3, 4*,
2003
All performances are in the CraftonPreyre Theatre
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Where to, Tureul?
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Translated by Miriam and Lewis Morton
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Jungalbook adapted by Edward Mast Based on Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories February 9*:2003
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Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides, translated by Elaine Terranova October 24-26, 27* 29-31,
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The Dying Gaul
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February 12-15, 16*, 2003
The 10-Minute Play Festival
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