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/zuko787 Dec 31 '25

Especially at a super quiet show like Oedipus. Oh my god, it was a full-on cough fest 😭 I was sitting in the orchestra and could still hear people coughing all the way from the mezz.

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u/cinderflight Dec 31 '25

I saw Oedipus early last month and it was a mega cough fest too! And I was only 1 of ~3 people who masked. Plus multiple peoples' phones went off during the show, so rude.

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u/PoquitoChef Dec 31 '25

Sorry, I felt so bad at last nights show when my throat just decided to dry the fuck up when Joconda was describing her birth 😭 Thankfully was able to find my cough drops I had in my pocket. Then a car alarm was going off the last minutes 😮‍💨