‘Newsies’ takes the stage with hometown girl

“Newsies” began life as a big-budget movie musical starring Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall, Ann-Margaret and a teenage, pre-“Dark Knight” Christian Bale. Based on the 1899 newsboy strike against newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, the film opened in 1992 to middling reviews and generally lousy box office. Still, it found a devoted cult following on home video.

Fast forward to 2012, and “Newsies” is back, this time on Broadway, where it would play for more than two years, snatching Tony Awards for best choreography and best original score. Now it’s on the road and coming to Spokane, with a familiar face in the leading female role. Carolyn Lamberson, SR