I like Rita--please don't get me wrong. The humor is mildly funny; she's clean (almost no swearing); she's soft-spoken. We only really liked the first 15 minutes, though.
Her humor is *entirely* middle-aged straight people stereotype-based. Not only that, if you've read her books, then you've read a lot of the jokes. It gets old fast.
The show is grossly overpriced. I paid $63 dollars to see Rita's show. That is the same amount that I paid to see 'Jersey Boys' 2 days ago, an excellent show that featured 4 very talented vocalists, an orchestra and some pretty darn talented acting. Rita's show features Rita telling jokes that you've heard before. Here:
Women like to shop. Men are lazy. I hate my mother in law. I can't cook. I feel bad about my body, which reinforces my need to shop.
I like Rita, but you just heard the whole show. If you must see Rita because she's Rita and you already love her, OR if you are 55 years old, married, heterosexual and white, then you should totally go. If you're looking for really funny, original laughs, go see something else.