“Somebody stretched Barry Manilow’s face too tight,” another tweeted. Many of the “Copacabana 1985” crooner’s fans, however, came to his defense.

Barry Manilow performs in concert at Smart Financial Sugar Land on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Sugar Land. Karen Warren/Staff photographer Barry Manilow soundtracked much of the 1970s.

Describe Barry Manilow’s musical gestalt, briefly. Mellow, ... dons various wigs and facial hair as walk-on caricatures: composer Richard Strauss gives the boys a big break; ...