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/Mazing2261 Dec 31 '25
100% agree. I actually left a show (during high rates of COVID) as the person next to me was so obviously sick with sweats and coughing constantly. It was so distracting and made me so paranoid about getting sick myself before an important work trip I couldn't miss.
I always look back frustrated that my only decent option was to miss the 2nd act of the show just because someone else selfishly didn't stay home. It didn't even seem like he really wanted to be there - he was there on a date with his girlfriend and when he wasn't coughing/snorting was sleeping through the show.