Jack performed at the
Picnic in the Parliament concert outside the
Scottish Parliament on 30 June 2007. "As my first performance since the final, I am proud it will be not only in Scotland but on a day celebrating Scottish talent," he said. On 28 June 2007,
The Scotsman reported that Jack was into entering a record deal with
Louis Walsh, the fruition of which was to be an album of pop, classical and theatrical music. This did not materialise, and Jack asked Adam Quest, his mentor and vocal coach, to try to broker a new recording deal on his behalf. Within a week, Jack was signed to John Mclaughlin's record label X-Phonics in Glasgow. From October 2007, Keith was in
Bill Kenwright's national touring production of
Joseph, starring as the Narrator, alongside fellow
Any Dream Will Do contestants Craig Chalmers (as Joseph) and Chris Barton (as Benjamin). A second tour followed in late summer 2009. When Mead's contract expired, Jack was asked if he wanted to take over. He rejected the offer, and continued to tour with Chalmers and Barton. Jack recorded his debut album early in 2008. A charity single, "
When a Child is Born" was released via download on 10 December 2007. "If an Angel falls from Heaven" was available to download from 8 December 2008. In August 2008, Jack performed in the premiere of the musical
Only the Brave at the Edinburgh Festival. In June 2008, he performed in the
Choices for Life tour, for children in Primary 7 across Scotland. The same month, Jack performed at Bo'ness Children's Fair Day. His debut album was released on 22 September that year, entitled
This Time. Jack toured England and Scotland in September and October 2008 to promote the album. He also sang "
Uptown Girl" with
Daniel Boys and
Ben James-Ellis on
John Barrowman's album
Music Music Music. December 2008 through to January 2009 saw Jack in pantomime, playing
the title role in
Peter Pan, alongside
Alan Fletcher (aka
Dr. Karl Kennedy from
Neighbours) at
His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen. On 31 December 2008, Jack performed at the Aberdeen Hogmanay Street Party, alongside
Sandi Thom and
Amy Macdonald. Jack performed as part of
Showstopppers! at
Musical Theatre @ George Square as part of the
Edinburgh Fringe on 17 August 2009. That year, appeared in pantomime at the
Kings Theatre, Glasgow as
Aladdin. In Croydon, on 17 July 2010, Jack took over the coloured coat from Chalmers and began his debut performance as Joseph. From 2 December 2010 to 8 January 2011, Jack played the Prince in the Glasgow Kings Theatre production of
Sleeping Beauty. In 2012, Jack played Joseph in the UK tour, opposite Jennifer Potts as the narrator. From 18 December 2012 to 6 January 2013, Jack played Prince Charming in
Cinderella at the
Whitley Bay Playhouse. Jack finished in
Joseph in May 2013, after six years in the musical (on and off), passing the role on to
Ian "H" Watkins (of
Steps). The following month, it was announced that Jack would be returning to the stage as the lead in a brand new musical,
Sincerely, Mr Toad (about the life of author
Kenneth Grahame), with
Sell A Door Theatre Company. Jack played The Prince at
Ipswich Regent's pantomime production of
Sleeping Beauty, which ran from 17 December 2016 until 2 January 2017. He joined Magic Beans in their 2017/18 production of
Snow White at the Stag Theatre in
Sevenoaks. He was also a guest vocalist touring with
Joe McElderry to promote the latter's album, which also featured Ben James-Ellis and Sam Callahan. In 2022, Jack joined the cast of Dreamcoat Stars, which also features several other actors who have played the role of Joseph. The production is currently touring the UK as of 2023.
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