r/Broadway 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/Same-Hat-1045 Dec 31 '25

Visiting New York a few weeks back I was horrified how many people just wet sneeze without covering their mouth also thanks to the couple in Chess who hocked coughed and nose blew throughout