Lucy Liu, Jonathan Groff to announce Tony Awards nominations

By Jessica Derschowitz

March 25, 2014 / 12:45 PM / CBS News

"Elementary" actress Luci Liu and "Looking" actor Jonathan Groff will announce the nominees for this year's Tony Awards next month, it was revealed Tuesday.

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The announcement will take place live from the Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel in New York City on April 29, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET, and will be broadcast on "CBS This Morning" as well as on TonyAwards.com.

Liu and Groff both have Broadway connections -- she made her Broadway debut in 2010 in the play "God of Carnage," while Groff earned a Tony nomination for lead actor in a musical in 2007 for "Spring Awakening."

The 68th annual Tony Awards, honoring the best plays and musicals of the Broadway season, will be handed out on June 8 in a ceremony airing live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall with Hugh Jackman returning as host.