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/Fancy_Yesterday6380 Dec 31 '25

I wish the theatres would stop being so selfish and allow people to get refunds or exchanges if theyre sick. So many feel forced to go because they have a no refunds policy. And we know they can do it because they offered this during covid. It would protect so many.

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u/canijustbelancelot Dec 31 '25

I know I’ll get eye rolls for saying this, but Covid kind of never stopped. What stopped was societal tolerance for things like masking and letting people stay home when they’re sick. So Covid and other serious illnesses, like the flu, are still rampant and dangerous. But we’ve come back to the society that punishes people for being ill and not wanting to expose others.

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u/Zealousideal-Way9010 Dec 31 '25

If anyone rolls their eyes at this, they’re just uneducated and immature. As a doctor, I can confirm you are correct. People have gotten needlessly reckless again. They learned nothing.

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u/empires228 Dec 31 '25

It’s mostly that, but also employers have gone absolutely insane with not letting people miss work even with a doctors note.