Whether you’re one the kids who grew up on Disney’s 1992 “Newsies” movie or a “Fansie” of the Tony-winning 2012 Broadway musical, Pioneer Theatre Company aims to deliver new and familiar facets in its production of the show, which opens Friday and continues through Dec. 20.
“Newsies” is the David-and-Goliath story of 19th-century newspaper kids forming a union to fight against publishing giant Joseph Pulitzer. With anthemic songs that make your heart swell in support of the underdogs, and acrobatic boy-energy dance numbers, it’s no surprise PTC has already extended its run. Last year, tickets sold out so quickly for the Salt Lake City shows of the national tour that MagicSpace, the Broadway series presenter, scheduled a return 5-show run two months later.