Barney's Colorful World was a stage show based on the Barney franchise. The show was first performed in January 2003 and toured until late 2004. In this stage show, Barney & his friends go around the world with the power of imagination. The video of the stage show was taped at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona in March 2004, and released in September 2004.

Cast The following cast members were in the video release of "Colorful World." Other actors have been in the show as well, but are not listed.

Dean Wendt as the voice of Barney Patrick Mcalister and Rick Starkweather as Barney's costumed actors Julie Johnson as the voice of Baby Bop Jennifer Barlean and Matthew N. Myers as Baby Bop's costumed actors Patty Wirtz as the voice of BJ Dave Kendall and Jerad Harris as BJ's costumed actors

Cast from Stage Production Sarah (Vernon) Swartz as Barney

Additional Cast (UK) Blake Garrett as Mike Alex Collins as Donny Tory Green as Sarah Alexis Acosta as Gina

New Footage (US) Daven Wilson as Jackson Alyssa Franks as Stacy Julia Nicholson as Laura Mauri Howell as Mom

Songs Act 1 "Barney Theme Song" "If You're Happy and You Know It" "Being Together" "Mr. Knickerbocker" "The Airplane Song" "Jungle Adventure" "The Elephant Song" "If All the Raindrops" "The Wheels on the Bus" "It's C-C-C-Cold BRRRR!" "Look at Me, I'm Dancing" "The Rainbow Song"

Act 2 "I'd Love to Sail" "The Baby Bop Hop" "Mr. Sun" "Bingo" "Castles So High" "The Duckies Do" "If I Lived Under the Sea" "Bubbles" "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" "Just Imagine" "Colors All Around" "I Love You"

Tour Dates DateCityCountryVenueJanuary 17, 2003MemphisUnited StatesMid-South ColiseumJanuary 18, 2003January 19, 2003January 23, 2003New York CityRadio City Music HallJanuary 24, 2003January 25, 2003January 26, 2003January 30, 2003PhiladelphiaFirst Union SpectrumJanuary 31, 2003February 1, 2003February 4, 2003ErieErie Civic CenterFebruary 5, 2003February 7, 2003FairfaxPatriot CenterFebruary 8, 2003February 9, 2003February 11, 2003RochesterBlue Cross ArenaFebruary 12, 2003February 14, 2003Wilkes-BarreFirst Union ArenaFebruary 15, 2003February 16, 2003February 19, 2003WallingfordOakdale TheatreFebruary 20, 2003February 21, 2003February 28, 2003MilwaukeeUS Cellular ArenaMarch 1, 2003March 2, 2003March 4, 2003SpringfieldPrairie Capital Convention CenterMarch 5, 2003March 13, 2003RosemontRosemont TheatreMarch 14, 2003March 15, 2003March 16, 2003March 19, 2003MolineMark of the Quad CitiesMarch 20, 2003March 21, 2003ClevelandCSU Convocation CenterMarch 22, 2003March 23, 2003March 25, 2003ColumbusNationwide ArenaMarch 26, 2003March 28, 2003LouisvilleBroadbent ArenaMarch 29, 2003March 30, 2003April 1, 2003MadisonAlliant Energy Center Memorial ColiseumApril 2, 2003April 4, 2003Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaApril 5, 2003April 6, 2003April 10, 2003DetroitThe Palace of Auburn HillsApril 11, 2003April 12, 2003April 13, 2003April 15, 2003TopekaKansas ExpocentreApril 16, 2003April 18, 2003Kansas CityMunicipal AuditoriumApril 19, 2003April 22, 2003EvansvilleRoberts StadiumApril 23, 2003April 25, 2003CincinnatiCincinnati GardensApril 26, 2003April 27, 2003April 29, 2003TulsaTulsa Convention CenterApril 30, 2003May 2, 2003San AntonioFreeman ColiseumMay 3, 2003May 4, 2003May 6, 2003 Bossier CityCenturyTel CenterMay 7, 2003May 9, 2003DallasReunion ArenaMay 10, 2003May 11, 2003May 13, 2003JacksonMississippi ColiseumMay 14, 2003May 16, 2003GreenvilleBi-Lo CenterMay 17, 2003May 18, 2003September 5, 2003NashvilleNashville Municipal AuditoriumSeptember 6, 2003September 7, 2003September 30, 2003HuntsvilleVon Braun CenterSeptember 31, 2003October 1, 2003October 7, 2003MobileMobile Civic CenterOctober 8, 2003October 17, 2003Oklahoma CityCox Convention CenterOctober 18, 2003October 19, 2003October 21, 2003Cedar RapidsUS Cellular CenterOctober 22, 2003October 28, 2003Council BluffsMid-America CenterOctober 29, 2003October 31, 2003St. LouisFamily ArenaNovember 1, 2003November 2, 2003November 4, 2003DaytonNutter CenterNovember 5, 2003November 7, 2003TorontoCanadaSkyDomeNovember 8, 2003November 9, 2003November 11, 2003OttawaCorel CentreNovember 12, 2003November 14, 2003AlbanyUnited StatesPepsi ArenaNovember 15, 2003November 16, 2003November 18, 2003IndianapolisPepsi ColiseumNovember 19, 2003November 21, 2003KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic ColiseumNovember 22, 2003November 23, 2003December 2, 2003DurhamWhittemore Center ArenaDecember 3, 2003December 5, 2003TrentonSovereign Bank ArenaDecember 6, 2003December 7, 2003December 9, 2003ReadingSovereign CenterDecember 10, 2003December 12, 2003WorcesterWorcester Centrum CenterDecember 13, 2003December 14, 2003December 16, 2003State CollegeBryce Jordan CenterDecember 17, 2003December 19, 2003Baltimore1st Mariner ArenaDecember 20, 2003December 21, 2003December 29, 2003NorfolkScope ArenaDecember 30, 2003January 2, 2004CincinnatiUS Bank ArenaJanuary 3, 2004January 4, 2004January 6, 2004ChattanoogaUTC McKenzie ArenaJanuary 7, 2004January 9, 2004MobileMobile Civic CenterJanuary 10, 2004January 13, 2004MaconMacon ColiseumJanuary 14, 2004January 16, 2004CharlotteCricket ArenaJanuary 17, 2004January 18, 2004January 20, 2004Little RockAlltel ArenaJanuary 21, 2004January 23, 2004Baton RougeRiverside CentroplexJanuary 24, 2004January 25, 2004January 29, 2004AtlantaAtlanta Civic CenterJanuary 30, 2004January 31, 2004February 1, 2004February 3, 2004ColumbusColumbus Civic CenterFebruary 4, 2004February 6, 2004MiamiUM Convocation CenterFebruary 7, 2004February 8, 2004February 10, 2004Fort MyersTECO ArenaFebruary 11, 2004February 17, 2004SunriseOffice Depot CenterFebruary 18, 2004February 20, 2004TampaSt. Pete Times ForumFebruary 21, 2004February 22, 2004March 5, 2004Los AngelesKodak TheatreMarch 6, 2004March 7, 2004March 12, 2004PhoenixDodge TheatreMarch 13, 2004March 14, 2004March 16, 2004Long BeachLong Beach Convention & Entertainment CenterMarch 17, 2004March 19, 2004Las VegasThomas & Mack CenterMarch 20, 2004March 21, 2004March 23, 2004BakersfieldCentennial GardenMarch 24, 2004March 26, 2004San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaMarch 27, 2004March 28, 2004March 29, 2004March 30, 2004San JoseHP PavilionMarch 31, 2004April 2, 2004OaklandThe Arena in OaklandApril 3, 2004April 4, 2004April 6, 2004FresnoSave Mart CenterApril 7, 2004April 9, 2004SacramentoArco ArenaApril 10, 2004May 21, 2004NottinghamUnited KingdomNottingham ArenaMay 22, 2004May 23, 2004May 25, 2004NewcastleTelewest ArenaMay 26, 2004May 28, 2004BirminghamNational Indoor ArenaMay 29, 2004May 30, 2004May 31, 2004June 2, 2004LondonWembley ArenaJune 3, 2004June 4, 2004June 5, 2004June 6, 2004June 10, 2004DublinIrelandPoint TheatreJune 11, 2004June 12, 2004June 13, 2004June 15, 2004BelfastUnited KingdomOdyssey ArenaJune 16, 2004June 18, 2004SheffieldHallam FM ArenaJune 19, 2004June 20, 2004June 22, 2004CardiffCardiff International ArenaJune 23, 2004June 25, 2004ManchesterManchester Evening News ArenaJune 26, 2004June 27, 2004June 29, 2004AberdeenP&J LiveJune 30, 2004July 2, 2004GlasgowBraehead ArenaJuly 3, 2004July 4, 2004September 7, 2004Green BayUnited StatesResch CenterSeptember 8, 2004September 10, 2004Rosemont Rosemont TheatreSeptember 11, 2004September 12, 2004September 14, 2004Sioux FallsSioux Falls ArenaSeptember 15, 2004September 17, 2004MinneapolisTarget CenterSeptember 18, 2004September 19, 2004September 21, 2004HuntingtonBig Sandy Superstore ArenaSeptember 22, 2004September 24, 2004TorontoCanadaSkyDomeSeptember 25, 2004September 26, 2004September 27, 2004OttawaCorel CentreSeptember 28, 2004September 30, 2004New YorkUnited StatesRadio City Music HallOctober 1, 2004October 2, 2004October 3, 2004October 5, 2004Lowell Tsongas ArenaOctober 6, 2004October 8, 2004WallingfordOakdale TheaterOctober 9, 2004October 10, 2004October 12, 2004Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial ColiseumOctober 13, 2004October 19, 2004AustinFrank Erwin CenterOctober 20, 2004October 22, 2004DallasNokia Live TheatreOctober 23, 2004October 24, 2004November 14, 2004CarbondaleSIU ArenaNovember 15, 2004

Production Barney's Colorful World! was initially slated to begin touring in September 2002, but was eventually postponed by a few months. The inspiration behind Barney's Colorful World! came from the desire of scriptwriter Stephen White to have interesting and varied looks and environments for the stage to keep things interesting.

Casting Cast members from Barney & Friends such as Katherine Pully, who portrayed "Beth" and Hayden Tweedie who portrayed "Sarah" were asked to take part in the tour. Tweedie reprised her role however Pully ultimately declined. During production of the tour, Sarah Vernon Swartz and Corby Sullivan, who would portray Barney within the original production of the tour, were trained by David Joyner, the original body of Barney on Barney & Friends, to do the signature 360 spin in New York.

The performances in Mexico and Puerto Rico were dubbed in Spanish, meaning that the voices of Barney, Baby Bop and BJ were done by Rubén Cerda, Elsa Covián and Love Santini, respectively. From September 2 to December 6, 2004, the role of Gina would be portrayed by Alexandrea Antonio. Also, Jackson, Laura and Stacy can still be seen in several scenes in the UK release of the video amongst many of the audience members who interact with Barney at the auditorium, as the stage performance was taken directly from the US release.

Hayden Tweedie did not reprise her role as Sarah in the video release. Despite this, she is still seen in the book adaptation (which was adapted into a read along for the DVD release).

Release After a soft run in Memphis, Tennessee, the show made its world premiere on January 23, 2003 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York. The show performed in over eighty cities and performed over four-hundred shows. It was resented by Toys "R" Us during its original run and produced by HIT Entertainment. The show toured in North America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Mexico, and Puerto Rico until December 2004. In the United States alone, the show was seen by over seven hundred fifty thousand people. It was also performed in Latin America from 2007 to 2009 and 2011.

The original run of the tour ran from January 2003 through to November 2004. During the original run of the tour, Barney performed sing-alongs at hospital Child Life centers in each of the tour cities and donated a library of Barney videos to the hospitals. Fisher-Price also donated Barney toys for playrooms as well. Also during the show's original run, the intermission consisted of Sheryl Leach (the creator of Barney) coming "backstage" to bring roses to Barney in his dressing room and congratulating him on how well the "show" was going so far.

Marketing To promote the tour, Barney appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly on the day of the show's premiere, January 23, 2003. During his appearance he sang "I Love You" and "If You're Happy and You Know It". Given that the show was presented by Toys "R" Us, children were able to present their stage show ticket stub at their participating stores to get a free "Chat With Me" phone card to call Barney. The store would retain the ticket stub upon issuing Barney's "Chat With Me" phone card, where one card would be issued for each show ticket stub received. Participants then would call the toll-free number. In select cities, Toys "R" Us guests could order tickets before they went on sale to the general public by calling the phone number listed on their website. The program won the Silver Pyramid Award at the 26th Annual Promotional Products Association International in 2003. To promote the video release of the tour, Barney, Baby Bop, BJ, and the polar bear from the show performed "It's C-C Cold BRRRR!" for the 78th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 2004.

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