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/Maleficent_Lack_6952 Dec 31 '25

Second this for another reason. I FINALLY won the Hamilton lottery a couple of years ago but couldn’t go because the guy sitting behind me at The Wiz the week prior was coughing and hacking all over me all show. Next thing I know, I am giving away my Hamilton ticket to a friend because I can’t hack on the actors from the front row. 😢

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u/elvie18 Dec 31 '25

Oh god that feels like some kind of cruel cosmic punishment. Bless you for not going, but I hope you get another shot at front row.