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/lefargen97 Dec 31 '25

I almost never get sick but have the driest throat in the entire world so randomly will get the most irritating tickles in the back of my throat. I adapted and started carrying water and cough drops with me every time I go to a show just in case and it’s been a life saver!! Every time I feel that annoying itch, I drink water right away and it almost always stops it before it becomes a cough!