Online Publication Date: 15 th August 2012 Publisher: Asian Economic and Social Society Acknowledgements We wish to express our sincere thanks to the University Putra Malaysi a‟s Research University Grant Scheme for lending helpful financial support for our research on local musical production. The Contemporary Musical Theatre in Malaysia Loo Fung Chiat (Department of Music, Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor. Malaysia) Loo Fung Ying (Cultural Centre, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Citation: Loo Fung Chiat, Loo Fung Ying (2012) “The Contemporary Musical Theatre in Malaysia” International Journal of Asian Social Science Vol. 2, No. 8, pp. 1339-1358.