THE LION KING To Perform On DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS From Las Vegas 6/27

Daytime Emmy® Award nominees Wayne Brady ("Let's Make a Deal"), Jeff Foxworthy ("Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"), Vanessa Marcil ("General Hospital," "Las Vegas") and Alex Trebek ("Jeopardy"), along with a performance from the Las Vegas company of Disney's musical The Lion King, have been added to the list of presenters and performers scheduled to appear on THE 37TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS. The telecast, hosted by Regis Philbin, will broadcast live from the Las Vegas Hilton, Sunday, June 27, 2010 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

In addition, Ryan Seacrest will introduce the "American Bandstand" and Dick Clark tribute, with Donny Osmond, Chubby Checker, Tony Orlando and The Jersey Boys added to the line-up of stars who will salute the iconic show and legendary television personality.

Presenters previously announced include: Daytime Emmy Award nominees Rachael Ray ("The Rachael Ray Show"), Zack Conroy ("The Bold and the Beautiful") and Jonathan Jackson ("General Hospital"), along with Dr. Travis Stork, Dr. Drew Ordon, Dr. Jim Sears and Dr. Lisa Masterson from the Daytime Emmy-nominated show, "The Doctors." Additional presenters include Rebecca Budig ("All My Children"), Sharon Case ("The Young and the Restless"), Michael Easton ("One Life to Live"), Jon Hensley ("As The World Turns"), Kelley Menighan Hensley ("As The World Turns"), Susan Lucci ("All My Children"), Chris Massey ("Zoey 101"), Kyle Massey ("Cory in the House"), Cameron Mathison ("All My Children"), Kimberly Matula ("The Bold and the Beautiful"), Laura McKenzie ("Laura McKenzie's Traveler"), Kelly Monaco ("General Hospital"), Joshua Morrow ("The Young and the Restless"), Ronn Moss ("The Bold and the Beautiful"), Peter Reckell ("Days of our Lives"), Trevor St. John ("One Life to Live"), Louise Sorel ("Days of our Lives"), Montel Williams ("The Montel Williams Show") and Las Vegas acts, Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil, the showgirls of Jubilee.

Associated Television International (ATI) will produce the show with ATI President and Emmy award-winning producer David McKenzie serving as executive producer.

The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production. THE 37TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS is a presentation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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