Oprah to kick off Michelle Obama's book tour in Chicago

Michelle Obama's book tour promoting her upcoming memoir, "Becoming," will feature an eclectic slate of famous folks joining her onstage during her stops at various cities.

The list includes media queen Oprah Winfrey, former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, actresses Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Tracee Ellis Ross, 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 at United Center on Nov. 13) and Jarrett, who is slated to appear at the D.C. stop on Nov. 17 and in Dallas on Dec. 17.