Syndicated morning show "LIVE! WITH KELLY announced the lineup of co-hosts and guests who will join host Kelly Ripa for five shows from Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawaii, during the week of February 20-24. Among those joining Ripa will be Broadway veteran Matthew Morrison.
Morrison appeared in the Lincoln Center Theater production of South Pacific. It was at Lincoln Center where he also created the role of Fabrizio in the musical The Light in the Piazza, for which he was also nominated for a Tony Award. His other Broadway credits include A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Show and Footloose. He appeared off-Broadway last summer in the musical 10 Million Miles at the Atlantic Theatre Company. His TV and film credits include Dan In Real Life, Marci X, Primary Colors, Numb3rs, Ghost Whisperer, CSI:Miami, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Once Upon A Mattress.
Other guests and co-hosts to join Ripa for that week are as follows:
FEBRUARY 20 - DANIEL DAE KIM from "Hawaii Five-O" co-hosts with Kelly. Kelly and Daniel chat with actor JON CRYER from the hit series "Two And a Half Men" and "Dancing with the Stars" professional dancer DEREK HOUGH.
FEBRUARY 21 - "Glee" star MATTHEW MORRISON joins Kelly as co-host, and they interview RICO RODRIGUEZ from "Modern Family."
FEBRUARY 22 - Honolulu native and "Dancing with the Stars" judge CARRIE ANN INABA returns home to co-host with Kelly. Emmy Award winner PATRICIA HEATON chats with Kelly and Carrie Ann about her series "The Middle."
The winning couple of "LIVE's Hawaiian Dream Wedding Giveaway," Eileen Bellew and Kevin Houston, will be staying at Aulani with their guests and experiencing the Disney Fairy Tale Wedding of a lifetime. "LIVE" has enlisted style guru CARSON KRESSLEY as a consultant to the betrothed couple, and on Wednesday Carson will re-cap the couple's festive rehearsal dinner luau.
FEBRUARY 23 - MARK CONSUELOS and Kelly speak with actor JORGE GARCIA about the new show "Alcatraz," and pop band COBRA STARSHIP performs.
FEBRUARY 24 - MARK CONSUELOS shares a second day with Kelly as "LIVE" chronicles the beautiful beachside wedding ceremony of Eileen Bellew and Kevin Houston.
Each "LIVE" broadcast will be set against the backdrop of Aulani's beautiful beachfront cove on the island of O'ahu. Throughout the five shows, "LIVE" will showcase the best of O'ahu and highlight all that Disney's latest one-of-a-kind vacation destination has to offer.
"LIVE! with Kelly" is distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman, "LIVE! with Kelly" airs in more than 200 markets across the U.S.
