Broadway Blooper #4: "The Pirate Queen" set

"The Pirate Queen" set--a Broadway bomb that opened and closed at the Ford Center in 2007. A major screw up took place when the scenic plans were drawn up and did not accommodate the three extra feet for the show deck. The set had cannons that came in and out for pirate battles and blew smoke. Since the set was three feet too high, the cannons were buried in the top of the proscenium. Three feet had to be chopped off the bottom of the set at the theater.