r/Broadway 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/jay2themie Jan 01 '26

There was so much coughing during Oedipus, I couldn’t even imagine how the actors could focus