The biggest challenge jukebox musicals often face is finding the right songs in an artists’ repertoire to fit a decent storyline. In the case of “The Secret,” that challenge is met skillfully by mining the nostalgia of songs past and an already successful movie.

Uniting a dream team of talents from Broadway and China, the show is a high school musical with a time-travel twist.

Based on Taiwanese megastar Jay Chou’s award-winning 2007 film of the same name, “The Secret” follows high school students Ye Xianglun and Lu Xiaoyu as they meet, fall in love and embark on an epic romance that will span time and space, using Chou’s hit songs.

The musical, which premiered during the Christmas holiday in Beijing in 2016, performed more than 50 shows last year and has toured to cities like Shanghai and Singapore. This is the first time it will come to Shenzhen.

The musical features more than 20 of well-known Chou’s tunes that fans will find themselves humming to, including “Fine Day,” “Simple Love,” “Rice Field” and “Rooftop.”

Well-known names from the Broadway were involved in the making of this musical, including Tony Award-winning director John Rando, scriptwriter Marc Acito and set designer Beowulf Boritt. Chou himself also signed on as a producer.

Apart from the Broadway-esque mass numbers of people dancing in unison that can be a bit of a distraction for the Chinese audiences, the show delivers its messages loud and clear: the importance of family, friends and love in making miracles happen.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 7-9, 12-16 (Sept. 8, 15 also at 3 p.m.)

Tickets: 180-880 yuan

Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)

Metro: Line 2 or 11 to Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E

(Debra Li)