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The Rialto is a dump. When are they going to restore it. The seats are uncomfortable and too close together. The the may work as a dance club but it is the worst for seated events.
Seats where nice and roomy. The sound situation was very poor or maybe it was the way Ms.Libowitz spoke? I could hear the NPR moderater clearly. But there needed to be a close caption moniter when Ms. Libowitz spoke.. 1 hour spent on audience questions, which you couldnt decipher because they had no hand held microphones. If your wanting satire from Ms. Libowitz, like her Netflix doc, this is not for you. Very disappointing.
As always, Fran was insightful and witty. Sometimes the use of the microphone was sketchy (reason for 4 stars, not 5)
She was great. The 30 minute Q&A did not seem to be very well prepared. Did not think the host had prepared good questions. He should have done more research. I loved the idea of an audience Q&A but there should have been 1. 2-3 Prepared questioners so there was not dead time. 2. A staff in audience. Even if not having a microphone, someone ( with large voice) to carry the question both to Fran and the rest of the audience. But, it was funny. And enjoyable.
She's everything that you'd expect. Irreverent, insightful and brutally honest. A great evening
The evening was just OK. I think she should’ve had a prepared presentation for the first half hour. It wasn’t that interesting to hear the “moderator” talk and Fran interject comments occasionally. Her responses to audience questions were more interesting. She got better as the evening went on. Again I say she was ok, but nothing special.
We expected some political commentary but also expected some humor and more variety of topic.
Pittsburgh interviewer didn’t seem prepared and only had his own agenda in mind with his questions. I’m fact, I felt sorry for Fran that she had to endure his inane questions. Could he not have prepared better to know her strengths and interests? This is the only reason I gave the show 4 stars instead of 5. Once Fran started taking questions from the audience, she started to shine. Another issue was the lighting in the facility. The stage was barely lit and there were spotlights in Fran’s eyes as she tried to look out into the audience. In the balcony, the ushers had blinding flashlights that they used to seat late-comers and that interfered with the program for those already seated.
I am mildly agoraphobic and need to either sit in the front row or back row and on an aisle. This phobia began after living in NYC (Hell’s Kitchen) for years. A day before the performance I receive an email saying our seats have been changed and no way to change them back! When we get to the theater, we are in the middle of a row, behind a pole, surrounded by people on each side. I am part of the entertainment industry so I don’t attend performances as an audience member often, but I was excited about Fran. She was amazing, but we ended up having to sit in the back row of the balcony because our front row seats in the balcony were changed by Ticketmaster.
First 30 minute conversation with the author was dominated by the interviewer. There was zero chemistry between them. The rest of the event was audience Q+A for an hour. That. Was. It. Really shockingly lacking in any new content or insights....I was tempted to request my money back....
Thought the format could be tweaked. The first 30 minutes felt stiff with little rapport between the Washington Post reporters questions for discussion and Fran. Reporter seemed to seek approval for guns because of his gentrified lifestyle and family protection…it was an awkward beginning and didn’t recover.
Just excellent. Fran is always funny, insightful, and erudite. It was well woth the trip to see her! Also it was my first time at NJPAC which is beautiful and has lovely staff.
Fran was terrific! Interesting and informative. Audience Q & A was great but really needed a mike for questioners so audience could hear them.
It was slightly an unexpected format. 30 Min talk, then question and answers from the audience. Fran is delightful, witty and so honest. There were some odd questions but Fran replied brilliantly. It was very entertaining
She was funny, entertaining, and interesting, but I didn't get to ask her about her Law and Order experience. There were too many questions!
Ms. Lebowitz's humor is not for everyone. I happen to find her insightful and hilarious. Her show did not disappoint. She told very funny stories during the interview. I enjoyed the off the cuff questions and answers session even more. I am so happy that I got to see her in person and hope to see her on the streets of Manhattan one day. If that should ever happen, I will pretend it's a city and respect her privacy.
Fran was wonderful and worth the ticket price. The questions they asked her during the Q&A were weak and the format of the show was not properly communicated beforehand. There should have been microphones for the audience to ask questions.
Fran Lebowitz was great but the church was full and we moved to the side of the stage because we could not hear them talking. Many people left or tried like us to find better seats.
I was very happy to go see Fran Leibowitz, although I had suspicions about the event being in a church because of the usual sound issues in those places. People in the front were laughing, people in the rear weren't. The sound was very bad in the rear and things got worse in the 2nd half of the event as Mrs Leibowitz was taking questions from the audience. We couldn't hear a single question and we left. What a bad idea!
Acoustics was terrible. I ended up paying in US dollars, more than others. Same as her Netflix Special, I was disappointed.
