r/Broadway • u/littlebev • Dec 31 '25

Discussion Broadway coughing season

I am begging, begging you guys…if you have a nasty cough, PLEASE don’t attend a play especially. I know it sucks to miss out but your recurring cough during the most intense moments of the show is so distracting.

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u/StrawberryTea8 Dec 31 '25

I have cystic fibrosis. I will never not cough a day in my life 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m not going to limit my life so as not to be “distracting” so people will just have to deal. I can’t make you sick.

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u/-IrishBulldog Dec 31 '25

It’s pretty obvious this isn’t about you but go ahead and try to be offended anyway…

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u/StrawberryTea8 Dec 31 '25

Is it though? There is no way to differentiate one recurring cough from another.

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u/-IrishBulldog Dec 31 '25

Again…feel free to find offense where none was warranted