Playbill ( How Inappropiate)

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 12/6/16 at 7:45pm

 I was saddened to read on Playbill of an artist sadly lost their life in an occupational accident (Olivier Rochette), it is sad enough when any artist dies, never alone in a workplace accident.

I couldn't believe my eyes reading Playbill, when at the end of the article it said that Cirque Du Soleil are represented on Broadway by Paramour, which is linked to a place to buy tickets, as if on reading this I want to go and make a purchase, this for me is rash, brash and imprudent and actually makes me angry, as it cheapens something that I find very sad.

http://www.playbill.com/article/following-tragic-backstage-accident-cirque-du-soleils-luzia-resumes-performances

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 12/6/16 at 7:53pm

It's just a link to the show page. The article doesn't encourage readers to buy tickets after reading about horrible news. Sorry to say, I think this is an overreaction on your part.

[MaddieBB12]

Posted: 12/6/16 at 8:19pm

I'm pretty sure most Broadway news sites, including this one, Broadway.com, and Playbill, when posting an article, automatically link any show to mentioned to that show's site-specific information page regarding that show so the reader can get more information if they please.When you click the unlined word "Paramour" it brings you to Paramour's Playbill page, not to the ticket buying site itself or even a show sponsored page. 

That aside, what happened is tragic and I send his loved ones my deepest condolences. 

[jbird5]

Posted: 12/6/16 at 9:50pm

You go to any news site to read about the latest tragedy & you end up sitting through a 15 second ad for male enhancement. It's just as bad or worse with the network news.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 12/6/16 at 10:00pm

Phantom of London, while that kind of info being included isn't unusual, you bring up a good point. Did you email/tweet/fb comment to them about this?

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 12/6/16 at 11:24pm

does anyone remember if they had a link to the show site for when Kyle Jean Baptiste (the 21 year old Jean Valjean understudy) died?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 12/7/16 at 1:15am

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Updated On: 12/7/16 at 01:15 AM

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 12/7/16 at 7:41pm

I agree that the stamp at the bottom of the Playbill article to tak you to the Paramour page, which will invite you to buy tickets, wasn't done intentionally and agree it went on automatically as MaddieBB12 implies, but this does still seem rash and the moderators need to look carefully at their articles before posting.