Michelle Obama’s book tour promoting her upcoming memoir, “Becoming,” was expected to be big – the former first lady has sold out arenas, after all. And now we know just how star-studded it will be.
Obama on Tuesday announced an eclectic slate of famous folks who will be joining her onstage during her stops at various cities. The list includes media queen Oprah Winfrey, “Blackish” actress Tracee Ellis Ross, former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, actresses Reese Witherspoon (who is in Denver Dec. 13) and Sarah Jessica Parker, comedian Phoebe Robinson, former NPR host Michelle Norris and poet Elizabeth Alexander.
Some of the women are members of Obama’s friend squad, including Winfrey (who will help her pal kick off the tour in Chicago on Nov. 13) and Jarrett, who is slated to appear at the D.C. stop on Nov. 17 and in Dallas on Dec. 17. “We have some stories, don’t we @ValerieJarrett?” Obama tweeted in response to Jarrett’s tweet sharing the news. “Looking forward to talking with someone who’s had my back since before Barack and I were married!”
But it seems Robinson isn’t among the former first lady’s famously close friend group – at least not yet. “OMG! Exciting news! I’ll be joining one of my newest & dearest friends (#SpeakItIntoExistence), @michelleobama in Philly on 11/29 & Detroit on 12/11 for her #Becoming book tour,” the host of the “2 Dope Queens” podcast wrote. “I can’t wait to talk about her extraordinary story that has so many powerful lessons for all of us.”
To which the former FLOTUS responded: “Dope Queen for a day? Sign me up-looking forward to it, Phoebe! #IAmBecoming.”
As for the other women scheduled to be part of the tour, Ross will appear at the Nov. 15 stop in Los Angeles; Alexander will be at two New York events, on Nov. 25 and Dec. 1; Witherspoon in Denver on Dec. 13; Norris will join the appearances in Boston on Nov. 24 and San Jose on Dec. 14; and Parker will take the stage in Brooklyn on Dec. 19.
A few tickets remain for the Denver appearance on altitudetickets.com. Many are listed on the secondary ticket market.
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