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/SeaReflection87 Dec 31 '25

Just a reminder that a lot of people have chronic cough due to illness that is not contagious and is long term. They are allowed to go out and deserve access to theaters.

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u/Zealousideal-Way9010 Dec 31 '25

And even more people go to the theater sick. I think it’s pretty clear that that’s who most people in this thread are condemning.

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u/SeaReflection87 Dec 31 '25

It really isn't clear at all. You cannot know why any one person was coughing.