jack kelly played jack kelly in newsies on broadway.
who plays jack kelly in newsies on broadway?
jack kelly
the events of the 1899 strike later inspired the 1992 disney film "newsies", including a character named kid blink (who wears an eye patch), but in this version of the story the leader of the strike was named jack kelly. a musical theatre adaptation of the film, also called "newsies", debuted in 2011 and played on broadway from 2012 to 2014, starring jeremy jordan as jack kelly, and on tour from 2014 to 2016. a live filmed version of the stage production with cast members from both the broadway and tour productions, was digitally released on may 23, 2017.
newsboys' strike of 1899
in the early hours of the morning in 1899 new york city, newsboy jack kelly tells his friend with a disabled leg, crutchie, of his dream to one day leave new york for santa fe ("santa fe" (prologue)). jack lives with his fellow "newsies," many of whom are orphaned and homeless. as the sun rises, the newsies awaken and prepare for another day on the job ("carrying the banner"). while buying their supply of papers to sell, jack meets davey and his little brother, les. unlike the rest of the newsies, davey and les have a home and a family. they started work as newsies because their father suffered an accident at work resulting in the termination of his employment. seeing young les as an opportunity to sell more papers, jack offers to help the boys. meanwhile, the publisher of the "new york world", joseph pulitzer, increases the cost of the newspapers to the delivery boys, so as to outsell his competitors ("the bottom line").
newsies (musical)