The cast of the Shanghai production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera sequel. Love Never Dies, has been announced.
The cast features Luke McCall as The Phantom, John Ellis as alternate Phantom, Manon Taris as Christine Daae, Olivia Holland Rose as alternate Christine, Niall Sheehy as Raoul, Olivia Barnett Legh as Meg Giry, Britt Lenting as Madam Giry, Katrina Kemp as Fleck, Chris Draper as Squelch and Nic Cain as Gangle.
The ensemble comprises Alxander Emery, Cameron McAllister, Daniel Cox, Ben Nicholas, Josh Bennett, Francesca Benton-Stace, Sarah Kacey, Teddy Thomas, Sophie Hutchinson, Jess Bock, Eleanor Wainwright, CJ Field, Oliver Ramsdale, Robbie Alexander, Jessica Meegan and Embla Bishop.
Jack Sherran, Odo Rowntree-Bailly and Zayne Norris share the role of Gustave.
From the cast list, which features British, European and Australian performers, it seems clear that the production will be performed in English. I think it's also possible that this may be the first stop in an international tour.
The official Love Never Dies website doesn't have a lot of detail as yet, but will undoubtedly will be populated with season dates and venue information soon.