When: 27 to 29 November 2026
Where: Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre (JCPAC), Sunway Square
Tickets: official tickets page
Full details: Butterfly Lovers The Musical event guide
Butterfly Lovers The Musical, Dama Asia’s 20th-anniversary revival of the Chinese folk legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, opens at the Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre (JCPAC) in Sunway Square. The ticketed run spans Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November 2026.
What to expect
The production pairs a new cast with Broadway-style orchestrations, sung in English and Mandarin. Each performance runs about 120 minutes with a 20-minute interval, and the show is suitable for ages 6 and up.
Four shows make up the weekend. Catch it on Friday 27 November at 8.30pm, Saturday 28 November at 2.30pm and 8.30pm, or Sunday 29 November at 2.30pm.
Tickets and how to attend
Tickets are sold through CloudJoi, the official ticketing partner, priced from RM88 to RM338 before fees. The seller lists an early-bird discount until 23 October 2026, terms apply.
Buy only from the official seller, as resale and unofficial tickets may be refused at the door.
Getting there
The JCPAC sits on Level 5 of Sunway Square, on Jalan Lagoon Selatan in Bandar Sunway, Selangor. From central Kuala Lumpur, the trip by Grab takes about 30 to 40 minutes, longer at peak hours.
Sunway City has plenty of restaurants nearby, so dinner before the show is easy.
Where to stay
Cormar Suites Kuala Lumpur makes a central base for Butterfly Lovers The Musical. The newly renovated 4-star hotel is about 15 minutes’ walk from the Petronas Twin Towers, with Bukit Bintang’s food streets close by. Its studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites are larger than a standard hotel room, with comfortable beds, a full kitchenette and a bathtub, and there is a rooftop pool and Parry Road Cafe downstairs for breakfast before the event.
How to get there from the city centre, what is nearby and the full event details are on the Butterfly Lovers The Musical guide. Event dates fill hotels fast: book direct with Cormar Suites for the best available rate, and confirm times and entry rules with the organiser before you go.
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Photo: Andrijko Z. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
