Barney's Musical Castle

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Barney Home Video
Barney's Musical Castle
Release Date	March 6, 2001
Rereleased	No
Available on DVD	Not in North America
Written by	Evan Viola
Directed by	Jim Rowley
Run Time	64 Minutes
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Barney's Musical Castle is Barney's fourth stage show and second national tour, which originally toured North America from 1999 until 2001. The filmed performance of this show was released on home video on March 6, 2001. It was later performed in Asia in 2005, moving to the Middle East in 2006, Chile in 2006, and San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2007.

Plot

A sign leads Barney and his friends to an enchanted forest. Along the way, they find a lost crown that belongs to the king. Following the sign to the castle, Barney and his friends return the crown to the king.

Cast

Logo

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

• Barney (Voice: Bob West, Costume: Antwaun Steele / Carey Stinson)
• Baby Bop (Voice: Julie Johnson, Body: Jennifer Gibel / Jill Nelson)
• BJ (Voice: Patty Wirtz, Body: Kyle Nelson / Charles L. Shaw)
• Andy (Fernando Moguel)
• Penny (Hayley Greenbauer)
• Jessica (Talia Davis)
• Justin (Wesley Farnsworth)
• Mr. Sign (David Voss)
• The Guard (Derrick J. Graves) 
• Knights in Shining Armor
• The King - Derrick J. Graves

Songs

Act 1

1. Barney Theme Song
2. Musical Castle Sing Along Medley: (Everyone is Special, If All the Raindrops and Mr. Knickerbocker)
3. Castles So High
4. What Makes a Flower So Pretty?
5. Look at Me, I'm Three
6. You Can Count on Me
7. Here in the Forest
8. And the Green Grass Grows All Around
9. It's a Great Day
10. If You're Happy and You Know It

Act 2

11. Castles So High (Reprise)
12. Wave the Flags
13. Musical Castle Nursery Rhyme Medley: (Little Bo Peep, Hickory Dickory Dock, Pat-A-Cake, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Jack and Jill and This Little Piggy)
14. Knights' Dance
15. Musical Castle Costumes Medley: (The Noble Duke of York; A Silly Hat; & Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?)
16. I Put a Smile On
17. I'm the King
18. Musical Castle Celebration Medley: (Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-Dee-Ay, When I'm Old Enough to Join the Band and Wave the Flags) (Reprise)
19. It's a Great Day (Reprise)
20. I Love You

Music and Soundtrack

Main Article: El Castillo Musical de Barney

El Castillo Musical de Barney a live Spanish album with songs from Barney's Musical Castle. The album was released in 2000 by Lyrick Studios and Tycoon Music. The soundtrack was soon re-released by HIT Entertainment and Universal Music Group International on July 14, 2009.

Unlike Barney's Big Surprise, Barney's Colorful World! and Barney Live in Concert - Birthday Bash!, there is no English counterpart to Barney's Musical Castle, making this the first US Barney live show tour to not have a US soundtrack.

Book

Main Article: Barney's Musical Castle (book)

Barney's Musical Castle is a book that was released by Scholastic, Inc in 2001 based off the tour of the same name. It was written by Guy Davis and photographed by Dennis Full.

Gallery

The cast.

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Tour Dates

The original North American tour of Barney's Musical Castle ran from September 1999 through April 2001 in four legs, separated by Winter and Summer holidays. In select cities throughout this tour, The Wiggles performed as the intermission act

Leg 1- Fall 1999

City	Venue	Dates
DALLAS, TX	Reunion Arena	Sept. 15-19
ST LOUIS, MO	Kiel Center	Sept. 22-26
TULSA, OK	Tulsa Convention Center	Sept. 28-29
AUSTIN, TX	Frank Erwin Center	Oct. 1-3
HOUSTON, TX	Compaq Center	Oct. 5-10
LOS ANGELES, CA	Great Western Forum	Oct. 13-17
ANAHEIM, CA	Anaheim Convention Center	Oct. 20-24
PHOENIX, AZ	American West Arena	Oct. 27-31
FRESNO, CA	Selland Arena	Nov. 2-3
SACRAMENTO, CA	Arco Arena	Nov. 5-7
SAN JOSE, CA	San Jose Arena	Nov. 10-14
SALT LAKE CITY, UT	“E” Center	Nov. 17-22
SPRINGFIELD, IL	Prairie Capital Conv. Ctr.	Nov. 30-Dec. 1
MEMPHIS, TN	Mid-South Coliseum	Dec. 3-5
EVANSVILLE, IN	Roberts Arena	Dec. 7-8
GREENVILLE, SC	Bi-Lo Center	Dec. 10-12
BRISTOL, TN	Viking Hall Civic Center	Dec. 14-15
HUNTINGTON, WV	Huntington Civic Center	Dec. 17-19
FAIRFAX, VA	Patriot Center	Dec. 29-Jan. 1

Leg 2- Spring 2000

City	Venue	Dates
PITTSBURGH, PA	Benedum Center	Jan. 5-9
WALLINGFORD, CT	SNET Oakdale Theatre	Jan. 12-16
NEW YORK, NY*	Radio City Music Hall	Jan. 19-30
PHILADELPHIA, PA	First Union Spectrum	Feb. 2-6
HERSHEY, PA	Hersheypark Arena	Feb. 8-9
WILKES-BARRE, PA	Northeastern PA Civic & Conv. Ctr.	Feb. 11-13
ROCHESTER, NY	Blue Cross Arena	Feb. 15-16
TRENTON, NJ	Mercer County Arena	Feb. 18-20
ROSEMONT, IL	Rosemont Theater	Mar. 1-12
MOLINE, IL	Mark of the Quad Cities	Mar. 14-15
LOUISVILLE, KY	The Gardens	Mar. 17-19
CLEVELAND, OH	CSU Convention Center	Mar. 22-26
GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Van Andel Arena	Mar. 29-Apr. 2
DETROIT, MI	Cobo Arena	Apr. 5-9
MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Target Center	Apr. 12-16
CINCINNATI, OH	Firstar Center	Apr. 18-22

Leg 3- Fall 2000

City	Venue	Dates
NASHVILLE, TN	Gaylord Arena	Sept. 9-10
HUNTSVILLE, AL	Van Braun Center	Sept. 12-13
BIRMINGHAM, AL	BJCC Coliseum	Sept. 15-17
AUGUSTA, GA	Augusta/ Richmond County Civic Center	Sept. 19-20
COLOMBUS, OH	Nationwide Arena	Sept. 22-24
CHARLOTTE, NC*	Charlotte Coliseum	Sept. 27-Oct. 1
GREENSBORO, NC*	Greensboro Coliseum Complex	Oct. 4-8
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA*	Bryce Jordan Center	Oct. 10-11
PORTLAND, ME*	Cumberland Co. Civic Center	Oct. 13-15
UNIONDALE, NY*	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Oct. 18-22
WORCESTER, MA*	Worcester Centrum Center	Oct. 25-29
TORONTO, ONT	SkyDome	Nov. 1-5
PEORIA, IL	Peoria Civic Center Arena	Nov. 7-8
DAYTON, OH*	University of Dayton Arena	Nov. 10-12
WHEELING, WV*	Wheeling Civic Center Arena	Nov. 14-15
ALBANY, NY	Pepsi Arena	Nov. 17-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	World Arena	Nov. 26-28
SAN ANTONIO, TX	Alamodome	Dec. 1-3
MILWAUKE, WI	US Cellular Arena	Dec. 8-10
MANKATO, MN	MidWest Wireless Civic Center	Dec. 12-13
WINNIPEG, MB	Winnipeg Coliseum	Dec. 15-17
HAMPTON, VA	Hampton Coliseum	Dec. 28-31

Leg 4- Spring 2001

City	Venue	Dates
RICHMOND, VA	Richmond Coliseum	Jan. 2-3
KNOXVILLE, TN	Knoxville Civic Center	Jan. 5-7
LITTLE ROCK, AR	Barton Coliseum	Jan. 9-10
BATON ROUGE, LA	Riverside Complex	Jan. 12-14
NEW ORLEANS, LA	Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena	Jan. 17-21
ATLANTA, GA*	Atlanta Civic Center	Jan. 24-Feb. 4
TAMPA, FL*	Ice Palace	Feb. 7-11
MACON, GA*	Macon Coliseum	Feb. 13-14
JACKSONVILLE, FL*	Jacksonville Vet. Mem. Coliseum	Feb. 16-18
MIAMI, FL*	Miami Arena	Feb. 21-25
VANCOUVER, B.C.	PNE Coliseum	Mar. 7-11
SEATTLE, WA	Key Arena	Mar. 14-18
PORTLAND, OR	Memorial Coliseum	Mar. 21-25
OAKLAND, CA	Oakland Alameda County Coliseum	Mar. 28-Apr. 1
SAN DIEGO, CA	San Diego Sports Arena	Apr. 4-8
LAS VEGAS, NV	Thomas & Mack Center	Apr. 11-15

Trivia

Exclusive plush Barney released to promote the show

• This live show/video marked:
  • The first time since Barney's Big Surprise, where BJ whistles to let the audience know of his arrival.
• In the North American tour, a Barney doll with a sandbox is featured before the show starts.
• During the second verse of "I Love You", Penny signs out the words.
• This video is shown in the movie Jurassic Park III starring Trevor Morgan who plays Cody in Barney's Great Adventure.
• In the Spanish version, additional shots were used that were not in the original VHS release.
• The Wiggles and Captain Feathersword performed as the intermission act of the North American tour.
• Bob the Builder performed as the intermission act of the Mexico tour.
• No one performed in the intermission act in the Puerto Rico tour.
• The BJ costume would later be used in Barney's Dino Dancin' Tunes and Barney's Christmas Star.
• The first act of Barney's Greatest Hits - Live On Stage is comprised of songs from this tour.

Videos

Commercial

Barney's Musical Castle

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