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Complete casting has been announced for the North American tour of the Carole King musical.

The tour kicks off at Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre on February 26.

The Tracy Letts play will return to Steppenwolf Theatre this November.

Tour stops include Peoria, Cleveland, Seattle, and the brand-new Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro.

The MSG Entertainment production will return to New York and Chicago, following its 2019 debut.

A new Beatles-infused production of As You Like It also joins the theater's 2021-22 season.

This will be the first time the theater has had two artistic leaders, as well as the first time an artist of color has led the ensemble.

Find out where and when the musical will hit the road.

Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, and A.J. Shively will head the company.

Set in Civil War-era New York City, Paradise Square features a creative team including Moisés Kaufman, Bill T. Jones, and Craig Lucas.

Shapiro will leave the position when her contract ends this summer.

The theater will reopen its doors with Bug, written by Tracy Letts and starring Carrie Coon.

Four titles have currently been announced.

Vivian J.O. Barnes's two-hander is directed by Weyni Mengesha.

The show was scheduled to kick off its tour last month.

The musical was filmed in 2018.

Carly Bawden and Marc Antolin will star.

The Chicago theater will go online for winter and spring programming, in addition to eventual in-person productions.

The theater will resume performances whenever it is safe.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jim Belushi, Keegan-Michael Key, and other artists with strong ties to the Windy City also joined the fun to help raise money for the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund.

The company had been operating since 2011.

The live broadcast will take place on Mother's Day.

Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's musical was directed by Gary Griffin.

Stephen Mear directs and choreographs Lyric Opera's new production.