Joseph Millson and Liz Robertson Join Cast of Upcoming Love Never Dies

Joseph Millson and Liz Robertson have joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s uncoming new musical Love Never Dies, according to The Daily Mail. The actors, who will play Raoul and Madame Giry, respectively, will play alongside previously announced cast members Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess and Summer Strallen.

Millson’s many theater credits include King John, Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat, As You Like It, The Fairy Queen, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Cinderella, Pillars of the Community and Much Ado About Nothing. He is currently performing at the Almeida in Judgment Day and is set to appear in The Priory at the Royal Court in November. His film credits include Talk to Me and Casino Royale and is known for his TV roles on Peak Practice, EastEnders and the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Robertson is currently appearing in the West End production of Hairspray. Her other London stage credits include A Little Night Music, Side By Side By Sondheim, I Love My Wife, My Fair Lady, Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood, Song and Dance, The Phantom of the Opera and The Music Man. She appeared on Broadway in Dance a Little Closere starred in a U.S. tour of The King and I.

Love Never Dies, his long-awaited sequel to The Phantom of the Opera will begin performances at London's Adelphi Theatre on February 20, 2010, and open on March 9. A Broadway debut at an as-yet unnamed theater will follow on November 11, 2010, and the show will open in Australia in 2011, directed by Tony winner Jack O’Brien.

The sequel continues the story of the Phantom, who has moved across the Atlantic from his lair in the Paris Opera House to haunt the fairgrounds of Coney Island, where Christine is now living. Set 10 years after his mysterious disappearance from Paris, this show is described as a roller-coaster ride of obsession and intrigue, in which music and memory can play cruel tricks.

The new musical is a collaboration between Lloyd Webber, lyricist Glenn Slater (Sister Act, The Little Mermaid) and playwright Ben Elton, who wrote the book. A recording of the new score was completed in September and will be released on March 10, 2010, the day after the world premiere in London.