Monteith, Rivera & Larsen to Mentor on Oxygen's THE GLEE PROJECT
According to The Hollywood Reporter, GLEE Cast members Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera and newcomer Samuel Larsen will be appearing in the upcoming season of Oxygen's THE GLEE PROJECT in the role of mentors. As reported earlier, Lea Michele will also guest star on the second season of the reality competition.
On the June 5th premiere episode, entitled "Individuality", Michele will appear as a guest mentor to the season's hopeful contestants. Monteith will apear in the June 19th "Vulnerability" episode which will address the issue of bullying, while the June 26th "Sexuality" episode will feature Rivera. Last season's winner Samuel Larsen will return to the show to help the contestants on the "Dance-ability" episode.
Jenna Ushkowitz, Darren Criss, Dot Marie Jones, Kevin McHale, and Harry Shum Jr. were amont the GLEE Cast members who made guest star appearances on last season's GLEE PROJECT. After the season finale, contestants Larsen and Damien McGinty along with Alex Newell and Lindsay Pearce made multi-episode appearances on Glee's season three. This year will see the number of contestants incresase from 12 to 14 and the number of episodes expands from 10 to 11, making the competition even stiffer.
THE GLEE PROJECT will premiere on Tuesday, June 5 and 10/9c on Oxygen.
