ca. 1999 --- Christian Bale --- Image by © Stephen Oxenbury/CORBIS OUTLINE

ca. 1999 --- Christian Bale --- Image by © Daniel Chavkin/CORBIS OUTLINE

I recently went to see the play version of Newsies, the Broadway musical on tour—which led me to rewatch the old Disney movie. I had a bit of a Newsies phase five years ago, but haven’t watched it…