Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly is the main protagonist of Newsies. He lives of the rooftop of the Newsboys lodge. He appears in most of the scenes of the musical, as well as taking part of numerous non-ensemble songs.

Leader of The Newsies
As the de facto leader of the Newsies, Jack is fiercely protective of his friends. He is known to defend them, both physically and verbally, sometimes even at his own expense. He also helps newsies on a more personal, like offering selling tips.

Romantic Relationships
Before he met Katherine, Jack seemed to not be interesting in romance. However, once he met her, he appeared to have developed feelings, albeit shallow. As he got to know her, his his feelings deepened and now seems to be in a committed relationship with her.

Friendships
For a long time, Jack's closest friend was Crutchie. The two slept on the same rooftop and often shared special moments. They even considered themselves family. The other Newsies were also his friends, but he was not as close to them as he was to Crutchie. The day before the strike started, however, jack met Davey. Although he was just another newsies and his brother was just a selling tool, Davey's and Jack's strong friendship would develop over the course of the strike.

Songs

 * Santa Fe (Prologue)


 * Carrying the Banner & Tag & Reprise


 * I Never Planned on You / Don't Come A-Knocking


 * The World Will Know & Reprise


 * Seize the Day & Tag


 * Santa Fe


 * Watch What Happens (Reprise)


 * Something to Believe In


 * Once and For All


 * Finale Ultimo

Behind the Scenes

 * Jeremy Jordan portrayed Jack during the Papermill playhouse run of newsies which later carried over to Broadway.On August 7th, 2012 Corey Cott joined the show as an alternate for Jack Kelly due to Jordan having to due both Newsies and the TV show smash. On September 4, 2012 Jeremy Jordan gave his last performance as Jack Kelly and the day after was replaced by Cott full time. Corey Cott would finish the Broadway run as Jack Kelly on August 24th, 2014. Dan Deluca portrayed Jack Kelly for the first half of the tour before being replaced by Joey Barreiro. In 2017 Jeremy Jordan would return as Jack Kelly for the Newsies The Musical Movie,
 * Mike Faist and Brendan Stimson were the original two Jack Kelly understudies.After Mike Faist left the show his replacement Adam Kaplan also Assumed the role as Jack Kelly understudy.