Barney's theme song then starts playing as a white smoke cloud appears on stage. The announcer tells the audience to imagine, and announces Barney again. Then, a kid explains over the loudspeaker that the only way to make Barney appear is to use your imagination. The show opens with the announcer announcing Barney on stage, but as the curtain opens, Barney is nowhere to be seen. For the home video release, it was re-titled to Barney Live! In New York City.īarney in front of the audience at Radio City Music Hall Barney.Live at Radio City! was later released on video on August 3, 1994, which became the first Barney video in the Classic Collection series. The show marked being Barney's second major stage show after Barney in Concert in 1991 and the first major stage production based on Barney & Friends. In addition, thousands of children from charitable organizations in the New York area attended the benefit concert for free, courtesy of The Lyons Group. For the performance on March 8, the show was in benefit to five charities, which included the National Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Camp WIN, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therap Foundation, LIFEbeat and NARAS Foundation. In total, twelve shows were sold out in less than two hours. One performance sold out in twenty-one minutes. On opening night, the show became the second fastest sell-out in Radio City history, coming behind Bette Midler's show at Radio City Music Hall that performed a year prior. The show was exclusively performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, making it's premiere on Maand running until March 13, 1994. Barney Live! In New York City (also known as Barney.Live at Radio City! prior to the video release) is a stage show that was directed by Bruce Deck, performance directed and choreographed by Penny Wilson, written by Stephen White with songs by Philip Parker alongside traditional tunes.

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