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Barney's Musical Castle is a stage show that was directed and choreographed by Penny Wilson, written by Evan Viola with songs in the show written by various individuals. It was the second national stage show tour (after Barney's Big Surprise) based on the American live-action educational children's television series Barney & Friends. The show made its world premiere on September 15, 1999 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1]

Produced by Lyrick unit Leach Productions, the show toured in North America until 2001 and was nationally sponsored by Luvs.[2] The show was announced to play in eighty cities over the course of the original run. During the show's original run, it drew more than nine hundred ten thousand attendees to two hundred forty-three performances and saw $17.5 million in ticket grosses.[2] Following North America, the show toured in Mexico in 2000 in its initial run, it was later performed in Asia in 2005 and 2012, Mexico, Central America and Latin America from 2006 to 2007, and the Middle East from 2009 to 2010. A portion of the proceeds from the tour benefited the National Children’s Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating child abuse.[3]

On March 6, 2001, Barney's Musical Castle was released on home video having the show filmed at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, Illinois in March 2000.

Plot[]

Act 1[]

The show opens with the announcer announcing that this show is made possible by the audience’s imagination. As the music builds up, a bigger castle comes onto the stage. During this, the “Barney Theme Song” builds and erupts, in which Barney jumps through the castle opening, waving and greeting the audience as he skips around on stage. Seeing the audience makes Barney want to sing, leading into the “Musical Castle Sing-Along Medley”.

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Barney posing in front of the sandcastle.

After the medley, four children run onto the stage by the names of Penny, Andy, Jessica and Justin, in which Barney introduces to the audience. Wondering what they were doing, the children tell Barney that they were making flags for their sandcastle until a big sign with a castle and legs came by. Andy concludes that the sign possibly wanted to lead them to a real castle. The children then exclaim that they’d like to visit a castle, in which Barney tells them that they have to use their imaginations, leading into the song “Castles So High”. After the song, Barney and the children see The Sign again, and figure out how to communicate with it. After learning how to communicate with The Sign, Barney and the children learn that The Sign wants Barney and the children to follow it, as it will lead them through an enchanted forest and lead them to a real castle.  

The gang follows the sign to the enchanted forest, where they notice pretty flowers, queuing the song “What Makes a Flower So Pretty”. During the song, dancing flowers come out on stage and then leave as the song ends. After the song, Barney and the children hear Baby Bop, who was hiding in the flowers. She comes out, greets the audience and then wonders what they’re doing in the enchanted forest. Learning that they’re going to a real castle, Baby Bop decides to join them. After Baby Bop sings “Look at Me, I’m Three”, The Sign shows everyone that the king lost his crown. Barney concludes that The Sign brought them along, so they could return the crown to the king. Soon the sun comes out, and the path to the castle is gone. BJ comes out and declares that they can count on him to help find the path again, leading into the song “You Can Count on Me”. After the song, Jessica shows BJ The King’s crown. BJ notices a note inside the crown that Barney reads. The note tells them to ask the bunny, fox and bear to help them find the path. When finished reading the note, a bunny, fox and bear comes out on stage, leading into the song “Here in the Forest”, with the addition of a skunk appearing later in the song. During the song, the animals help to make a new path, however everyone has to sing one more song to make the path entirely clear, which leads into “And the Green Grass Grows All Around”.

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Barney, Baby Bop, BJ and the kids with the Guard, taken from the book.

The path is cleared after the song and Baby Bop and Jessica decide to take turns carrying The King’s crown. As they go down the path, they all sing “It’s a Great Day”. After the song, The Sign comes along to tell them that they’re close to the castle. Upon arriving at the castle, they notice The Guard is sleeping. With the audience’s help, they wake up the guard. When the guard wakes up, Barney asks if he could open the door. The Guard tells them that the door is locked and a special song will need to be sung in order to have it opened. They figure out that the song to sing is “If You’re Happy and You Know It” and after the song, the door opens. Due to the door opening slowly, it leads into intermission which ends act 1.

Act 2[]

After intermission, Andy, Jessica, Penny and Andy ride horses from the audience onto the stage. When arriving on stage, they decide to put the horses back in the stables.

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Everyone waves flags up in the air in "Wave your Flags".

As the second act opens, The curtains open to see the dinosaurs inside the castle with many flags around, leading into the song “Wave the Flags” with Barney encouraging the audience to wave their flags. After the song, everyone decides to look for the king. Penny suggests that he might be hiding in a painting she found. She hides in one herself, making the others want to join in, leading into “Musical Castle Nursery Rhyme Medley”. After the medley, they conclude that he’s not inside any of the paintings but soon wonder if he might be in a suit of armor they see. The suits of armor soon move and dance, leading into "Knights' Dance" with BJ joining in the dance.

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Everyone singing "I Love You".

After the song, The Sign tells everyone that The King is at the top of the castle. As they decide to go see The King, Jessica gives Baby Bop The King’s crown to carry. Before leaving to see The King, BJ suggests that they dress up in fancy clothes. They then play dress up with The King’s clothes. While dressing up, they sing the “Musical Castle Costumes Medley” with the dinosaurs singing “I Put a Smile On” afterwards. After the songs, they go and see The King and return his crown to him. Because The King has his crown, a celebration begins and everyone sings “Musical Castle Celebration Medley”. Given that The King is no longer sad, he declares that it’s a great day, leading into a reprise of “It’s a Great Day”. After the song, The King thanks everyone for bringing his crown back, leading into the song “I Love You”. Everyone waves goodbye after the song, closing the show with Barney blowing a kiss to the audience.

Cast[]

The original cast of Barney's Musical Castle performed from September 15, 1999 to April 22, 2000. This was also the cast that performed on the home video release and in the book adaptation.

The following cast of Barney's Musical Castle performed from September 8, 2000 to April 25, 2001.[6][7]

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[]

  1. "Castles So High" (Reprise)
  2. "Wave the Flags"
  3. 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")
  4. "Knights' Dance"
  5. "Musical Castle Costumes Medley ("The Noble Duke of York", "A Silly Hat", and "Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?")"
  6. "I Put a Smile On"
  7. "I'm the King"
  8. Musical Castle Celebration Medley ("Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-Dee-Ay", "When I'm Old Enough to Join the Band", and "Wave the Flags (Reprise)")
  9. "It's a Great Day" (Reprise)
  10. "I Love You"

Production[]

Writing[]

The show's original vision was from longtime Barney writer Stephen White. The show was turned over to multiple writers in order to put the script together.[9]

Music and Soundtrack[]

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The soundtrack of Barney's Musical Castle released in South Africa.

Main Article: Barney's Musical Castle (soundtrack)

Barney's Musical Castle is a live album with songs from the stage show of the same name. The album was released by NEXT International in South Africa. This is the only Barney album to have a soundtrack based on a US live tour released outside the US.

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.

Adaptation[]

Barney Musical Castle book

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[]

Releases[]

Performances[]

United States & Canada[]

Asia[]

Malaysia[]

Latin America[]

Mexico (2006)[]
Panama[]
Middle East[]
Lebanon[]
United Arab Emirates[]
Qatar[]

Singapore[]

Behind the scenes[]

The Wiggles[]

Photo shoot[]

Tour Dates[]

Barney's Musical Castle 1999 schedule

Barney's Musical Castle 1999 schedule (taken from the back cover of Barney Magazine - July/August 1999).

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[]

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A photo of the Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

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
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A photo of Barney holding a giant Hershey bar.

Mexico (2000)[]

City Venue Dates
MEXICO CITY, MX Auditorio Nacional Jun. 1-11

Leg 3- Fall 2000[]

City Venue Dates
NASHVILLE, TN Municipal Auditorium Sept. 8-10
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
MILWAUKEE, 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
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Exclusive plush Barney released to promote the show

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 Alltel Arena 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 Veterans Memorial 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
DES MOINES, IA Veterans Memorial Auditorium Apr. 24-25

* Indicates when The Wiggles performed.

Asia (2005)[]

City Venue Dates
KUALA LUMPUR, MY Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Nov. 11-Nov. 20, 2005
PASIR RIS, SG D' MARQUEE DOWNTOWN EAST Nov. 25-Dec. 9, 2005[10]

Mexico, Latin America and Central America (2006-2007)[]

Bob the Builder performed as the intermission act for the Chilean and Mexican tour.

City Venue Dates
BUENOS AIRES, AR Teatro Opera Jun. 24-Aug. 13, 2006
CÓRDOBA, AR Orfeo Superdomo Aug. 20, 2006
SANTIAGO, CL Teatro Caupolicán Nov. 3-12, 2006
LIMA, PE Vértice del Museo de la Nación Jan. 17-Feb. 18, 2007
MEXICO CITY, MX Auditorio Nacional Mar. 17, 2007
MONTEVIDEO, UY Sala Teatro MovieCenter May 4-21, 2007
PANAMA CITY, PA Teatro Anayansi Jun. 9-10, 2007
SANTO DOMINGO, DO Teatro Nacional Jul. 12-15, 2007
ZAPONAN, MX Teatro Galerías Jul. 17-18, 2007
BAYAMÓN, RQ Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum Sept. 26-30, 2007

Middle East (2009-2010)[]

City Venue Dates
DBAYEH, LB Palais Des Congres May 1-3, 2009
ABU DHABI, UAE Abu Dhabi National Theatre Jun. 18-20, 2009
AR-RAYYAN, QA Ceremonial Court Jan. 7, 2010

Asia (2012)[]

City Venue Dates
9 SOMPAH ROAD, SG Singapore Expo Hall 9 Mar. 15-18, 2012

Trivia[]

Occurrences[]

  • This live show/video marked:
    • The final filmed stage show to have Carey Stinson and Kyle Nelson as Barney and BJ. Later, Carey Stinson and Kyle Nelson went on to do the television series, Barney & Friends, starting with the seventh season and following the tour's completion.
    • The final filmed stage show (as well as the final home video overall) to feature Bob West as the voice of Barney when he retired more than ten years.
    • The second time where BJ whistles to let the audience know of his arrival.
    • The only appearances of Andy, Penny, Jessica, and Justin.
    • The fourth Barney live show on VHS.
    • The only filmed stage show released during the television series to not receive a trailer released on home media (not counting Barney in Concert).

Release[]

  • In the Spanish version, additional shots were used that were not in the original VHS release.
  • When the video was re-released in 2006, the text was changed and has the HIT Entertainment logo, the DVD Video logo and the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment logo on the black tape with ink label. Unlike the 2006 re-release of It's Time For Counting which contained different previews by having the exact same colored tape and ink label this release had, this tape still used its original tape master sourced from the 2001 release.

The Wiggles[]

  • The Wiggles and Captain Feathersword performed as the intermission act of the North American tour since this was to promote the Australian musical group being introduced to an American audience around that time.
    • Fernando Moguel (who portrayed Andy in the tour) later worked for The Wiggles and made appearances on their albums, videos, and at their American concerts. Fernando Moguel also portrayed as the Yellow Wiggle in the Latin American co-production and was later a Wiggly Dancer, he also portrayed Carlos in The Kingdom of Paramithi which was produced by The Wiggles.
  • When this stage show was released on home video in the US, it included the footage from The Wiggles' Big Show tour (The Wiggles' first ever arena tour filmed in November 1997) after the feature, which was recycled from the 1998 re-recorded version of "Wiggle Time!", a remake of The Wiggles' first ever video from 1993.
  • The Wiggles used the confetti from this tour in the song Marie's Wedding for their video called "Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party".

Videos[]

TV spot[]

References[]


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1990s
1992: Barney's Magical Musical AdventureBarney's Birthday

1993: Barney's Best MannersBarney Rhymes with Mother GooseBarney's Home Sweet HomesLove To Read, With Barney

1994: Let's Pretend with BarneyBarney's Alphabet ZooBarney Live! In New York CityImagination Island

1995: Barney's Families are SpecialBarney SafetyMaking New FriendsBarney's Birthday / Home Sweet HomesRiding In Barney's CarBarney Songs

1996: Barney's All Aboard For SharingBarney's Talent ShowBarney's Fun & GamesBarney's Exercises Circus / Barney's Parade of NumbersBarney's 1-2-3-4 SeasonsOnce Upon A Time

1997: Barney's Sense-Sational DayBarney's Colors & ShapesBarney's Musical ScrapbookCamp WannarunnaroundBarney's Adventure BusBarney's Stu-u-upendous Puzzle Fun!Barney's Good Day, Good Night

1998: It's Time For CountingDown on Barney's FarmBarney in Outer SpaceMy Party with BarneyBarney's Big SurpriseBarney's Halloween PartyBarney's First AdventuresBarney's Good, Clean Fun! / Barney's Oh, Brother...She's My Sister

1999: Sing & Dance With BarneyWhat A World We ShareWalk Around The Block With BarneyLet's Play School!Barney's Night Before ChristmasMore Barney Songs

2000s
2000: Barney's Rhyme Time RhythmBarney's Super Singing CircusCome on Over to Barney's HouseBe My Valentine Love, Barney

2001: Barney's Musical CastleA to Z with BarneyBarney's Dino Dancin' TunesLet's Go To The ZooBarney's Pajama Party

2002: You Can Be Anything!Barney's Beach PartyRound and Round We GoBarney's Christmas Star

2003: Barney Songs from the ParkRead With Me, Dance With MeBarney's It's A Happy Day!It's Nice To Meet YouBarney's Red, Yellow and Blue!Barney's Numbers! Numbers!Barney's Best Manners: Your Invitation to Fun!Happy Mad Silly Sad

2004: Movin' and Groovin'Let's Pretend with BarneyNow I Know My ABCsBarney's Colorful World!Ready, Set, Play!

2005: Let's Go to the FarmJust ImagineEveryone Is SpecialThe Land of Make BelieveCan You Sing That Song?

2006: Let's Make Music

2007: Let's Go To The FirehouseShake Your Dino Tail!Dino-Mite Birthday

2008: Celebrating Around The WorldBarney's Animal ABC'sHi! I'm Riff!The Best of Barney

2009: Once Upon A Dino TaleTop 20 CountdownLet's Go on VacationSharing is Caring!Barney's Jungle FriendsWe Love Our Family
2010s
2010: Please & Thank YouEgg-Cellent AdventuresLet's Play OutsideFurry FriendsA-Counting We Will GoBest Fairy Tales

2011: Musical ZooShapes & Colors All AroundI Can Do It!1-2-3 LearnBig World AdventureA Very Merry Christmas

2012: I Love My FriendsClean Up, Clean Up!Planes, Trains & CarsAll About OppositesMost Loveable MomentsLet's Go to the Doctor

2013: Let's Go To The MoonPlay with BarneyDance with BarneyImagine with BarneyMost Huggable MomentsPerfectly Purple

2014: Story Time with BarneyHappy Birthday, Barney!A Super-Dee-Duper DayThis Is How I Feel

2015: Tee-rific Bugs & AnimalsIt's Showtime with BarneyBarney's Worldwide Adventure!

2016: Dinos in the Park

2017: Playground Fun
Other releases
Feature film: Barney's Great Adventure

Blockbuster: Play and Learn with BarneyBarney's Time for SchoolBarney's Rockin' Rhyme TimeBarney's Favorite SongsBarney's Big Top FunBarney's Valentine AdventureMovin' & Groovin' with BarneyBarney's Learning Round-UpBarney's Island SafariBarney's Night-Light StoriesBarney's Summertime FunGoing Places With BarneyOn The Move with BarneySing-Along Fun!

Re-releases: Barney's ABC's and 123'sBarney's Outdoor Fun!Let's Go to the BeachBarney's Book FairFun on WheelsMother Goose Collection


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