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‘Romeo and Juliet’ replaces ‘West Side Story’ at Utah Shakespeare Festival and you won’t believe the reason why

A flood damaged sound equipment needed to produce musicals at the outdoor Engelstad Shakespeare Theater

(Karl Hugh | Utah Shakespeare Festival) Betsy Mugavero, right, plays Juliet and Shane Kenyon plays Romeo in the Utah Shakespeare Festival's 2017 production of "Romeo and Juliet." Mugavero will direct a new production of the tragic romance at the festival this summer — a late replacement for a production of "West Side Story" that has been canceled because of a water pipe break at the Engelstad Shakespeare Theater in Cedar City.