There weren’t any free cars or any of Oprah’s favorite material things, but there were plenty of her favorite people.

The dual shows were a veritable who’s who of pop culture the likes of which Chicago hasn’t seen in a very long time. Appearing on stage throughout the night with the Queen of Talk: Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Josh Groban, Patti LaBelle, Beyonce, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes and Rascal Flatts. And that was just the first show.


Part two brought Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith, Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder, Jerry Seinfeld, Simon Cowell, Rosie O’Donnell, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr Phil McGraw, Nate Berkus, Gayle King, Maya Angelou, Tyler Perry, Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Usher and Maria Shriver.
One audience member named Alex from Winnipeg, Manitoba was called to the stage. From there, he called his gifriend on stage and proposed to her. She said yes and the crowd roared.
Oprah, too, turned on the water works. An especially moving moment was when she was joined on stage by the young men of Morehouse College. One man, who just earned his PHD, later told NBC Chicago that his life would not be the same had it not been for Oprah’s help with a scholarship a few years ago.
Besides a star-studded night of entertainers and high energy, audience members did walk away with something from the show: a free copy of O Magazine.
The shows will air May 23 and May 24. Winfrey’s last show airs May 25 after 25 years.
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