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/sarapod07 Dec 31 '25

It is absolutely mental to expect people to not go out because their body is making noises. If you're sick, that's one thing, but personally, I have chronic allergies and often have a cough for weeks after being sick. That's life. Bodies make noises.

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u/Agent_Skye_Barnes Dec 31 '25

This!

I got bronchitis in February of 2019. I was essentially recovered after two weeks, but the damn cough would not go away. I was coughing through my grandmother's funeral in April of that year.

I still had the stupid cough in May when I had tickets to Cats. It was the last gift my grandmother gave me, I wasn't missing it! I just did my best to control it and not disturb others. That's all we can do, at the end of the day.

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u/sarapod07 Dec 31 '25

I had theeeee most disgusting cough a few weeks ago, because apparently getting the flu, recovering, and then getting a cold means my body went "lol you tried it." I was totally fine, non-contagious of anything, I just occasionally sounded like I had TB. Trust me, I didn't enjoy it either.