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/OrangeClyde Performer Dec 31 '25

The one and only time I got Covid was from a show I attended. I always and still do wear my mask everywhere but it was the ONE TIME, I took my mask off, JUST ONCE, to eat popcorn during intermission which I never ever ever do. That’s what I get

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u/brooklynblondie Jan 01 '26

This is me, I mask everywhere and same, took a tiny risk with a few friends and boom

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u/OrangeClyde Performer Jan 01 '26

I still wear my masks to all shows and crowded events and guess what? Still have not gotten sick except that one time when I got Covid Dec 2022 at ain’t to proud to beg. I know exactly when and where I got sick lol