Because why the hell not?

With Christian Bale currently in theaters kicking ass right, left and sideways as Batman, we thought it’d be fun to take a look back at the Dark Knight when he was just a wee boy.

In the clip above, watch as Bale sings and dances up a storm in the film Newsies as Jack “Cowboy” Kelly. Remember that one? It came out in 1992 (though it was set in 1899) and it followed Kelly as he organizes a newsboys’ strike due to the raising of the distribution price per paper by the publisher, Joseph Pulitzer.

These kids were pissed, poor and ready to put on their dancing shoes — and who could blame them. In all seriousness, though, this was a fun little flick … and the music wasn’t even half bad.

What do you think? Should Bale take this Batman act to Broadway?