Katharine McPhee, Leslie Odom Jr. to announce Tony nominees

Katharine McPhee is to help announce the nominations for the Tony Awards on May 1. Winners will be revealed June 10. File Photo by Gregg DeGuire/UPI Leslie Odom, Jr. performs before the Christmas Tree is lit for the first time of the season at the 85th annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York City on November 29, 2017. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

April 13 (UPI) -- Former Smash co-stars Katharine McPhee and Leslie Odom Jr. are to announce the nominees for this year's Tony Awards on May 1 in New York.

The nominations reveal is scheduled to be livestreamed at 8:30 a.m. EDT on the Tony Awards Facebook page and at TonyAwards.com.

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Winners will be announced at a Radio City Music Hall gala on June 10. The ceremony, which recognizes excellence on Broadway, will be broadcast by CBS.

McPhee is a recording artist and actress who can now be seen in the musical Waitress.

Odom Jr. is a Tony winner for originating the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton.

Watch the nominations live May 1 at 8:30am on Facebook and https://t.co/0OLH7gs1LB! Hosted by @leslieodomjr and @katharinemcphee with video courtesy of @CBSNews. #TonyAwards2018 https://t.co/sKXDFWgbqb pic.twitter.com/1seY65pPcv
- The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) April 12, 2018