Barney's Colorful World!

This article is about the stage show. You may be looking for the soundtrack.

Barney Home Video
*Barney's Colorful World!*

Release Date	September 14, 2004
Rereleased	Yes
Available on DVD	Yes
Written by	Stephen White
Directed by	Jim Rowley
Run Time	70 Minutes

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Barney's Colorful World! is Barney's fifth stage show and third national stage show tour (after Barney's Big Surprise and Barney's Musical Castle). It first opened in New York in January of 2003^[1] and toured in North America until 2004. The filmed performance of the show was released on video on September 14, 2004. It was also performed in Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico.

Plot

Barney takes his friends on a trip around the colorful world. With the help of imagination, they travel on an airplane to the rainforest, Next, they travel on a city bus to the land of ice and snow, Next, they travel on a sailing ship to beach, and Finally, they go under the sea. Along the way, they meet a dancing monkey, a dancing elephant, a dancing polar bear, tap dancing penguins, Ginger the Dog, duckies, a glittering starfish (who is a real "star"), and a giant blue whale.

Cast

(The cast below is the cast featured in the video release)

Barney (Voice: Dean Wendt Costume: Patrick Mcalister / Rick Starkweather)
Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson, Costume: Jennifer Barlean / Matthew N. Myers)
BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz, Costume: Dave Kendall / Jerad Harris)
Mike (Blake Garrett)^[2]
Donny (Alex Collins)
Sarah (Tory Green)
Gina (Alexis Acosta)

New footage (US)

Songs

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Act 1

Act 2

Music and Soundtrack

Main Article: Barney's Colorful World! LIVE!

Barney's Colorful World! LIVE! is a soundtrack with songs from the stage show of the same name. The album was released on CD on September 7, 2004 by Koch Records and HIT Entertainment.

Main Article: Barney y su Mundo de Colores

Following the release of Barney's Colorful World! LIVE! a spanish language version, titled Barney y su Mundo de Colores, was released in 2006.

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Tour Dates

The original North American tour of the tour ran from January 2003 through 2004.

Fall 2004

City	Venue	Dates
GREEN BAY, WI	Resch Center	Sept. 7-8
ROSEMONT, IL	Rosemont Theater	Sept. 10-12
SIOUX FALLS, SD	Sioux Falls Arena	Sept. 14-15
MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Target Center	Sept. 17-19
HUNTINGTON, WV	Big Sandy Superstore Arena	Sept. 21-22
TORONTO, ONT	SkyDome	Sept. 24-26
NEW YORK, NY	RCMH	Sept. 30-Oct. 3
OTTOWA, ONT	Corel Centre	Sept. 27-28
LOWELL, MA	Tsongas Arena	Oct. 5-6
WALLINGFORD, CT	Oakdale Theater	Oct. 8-10
FT. WAYNE, IN	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Oct. 12-13
CARBONDALE, IL	SIU Arena	Nov. 14-15
AUSTIN, TX	Frank Erwin Center	Oct. 19-20
DALLAS, TX	NOKIA Live at Grand Prairie	Oct. 22-24

Trivia

This live show / video marked:
- The first major live show to not have any new Barney songs.
- The last live show to be released on home video.
- The only appearances of Mike played by Blake Garrett, Donny played by Alex Collins, Sarah played by Tory Green, and Gina played by Alexis Acosta. However, prior to this, Sarah (Tory Green) made her first cameo in the trailer of Come on Over to Barney's House.
Rebecca Wilson (who played Kelly in Barney Live! In New York City) was credited as a dancer.
In the first quarter of the tour, Hayden Tweedie reprised her role of Sarah. She was replaced by Tory Green in fall 2003.
Katherine Pully was asked to take part in the tour, reprising her role as Beth.^[3]
To promote the national stage show tour, Barney, Baby Bop, BJ and the polar bear from the show performed "It's C-C Cold BRRRR!" in 2004 for the 78th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
When this live show was released on video, it was edited with scenes of season nine's cast members (Stacy, Laura, and Jackson). The beginning was also edited, as the beginning of the original stage show had Barney doll spinning on the idea bench before coming to life. Instead, we see the kids imagine Barney putting on a show, which later immediately cuts to Barney coming through the curtains. In the UK and Asia video releases, three British children prepare for a pretend trip with Barney (a Barney plush toy that could be bought in stores, like in the US version) and imagine going on a trip. One of the kids spins the globe and from there, it transitions to Barney coming through the curtains (much like in the US opening).
In the show itself, a Barney doll sat on the idea bench before the show started. Right after the overture, the Idea Bench started to spin with a timpani roll, smoke arising from behind it. The spinning became increasingly faster as the bench went farther back. When the costumed Barney came through the curtains, the doll on the bench appeared to vanish. This was achieved with a part of the bench that was separate from the rest of the bench. The Barney doll was actually attached to this platform. This small platform for the doll flipped upside down, the front of the hollow, bottomless seat hiding the doll when the costumed Barney appeared, insuring that the two were never seen at the same time. The top of the Barney doll's head can be seen under the right bench seat in various shots of the home video. The outline of the bottom the platform can be seen on this seat of the bench as well. In addition to the live version this is the only time where we hear a male announcer saying "When we play in the park with Barney, we spin around on the idea bench and use our imaginations. If you want to play with Barney, use your imagination." rather than the "Today's appearance of Barney is made possible by your imagination" announcement.
The video was filmed at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona.
The North American tour was presented by "Toys "R" Us".

Videos

Trailer

Barneys Colorful World Live! VHS & DVD Trailer