Marcus was born in Toronto Canada, but grew up in Fullerton California. He spent time performing and traveling around the world and ended up in New York City for six years. He was in the original Broadway companies of Wicked and the Flower Drum Song revival. He is proud to have recorded both cast albums and can say that he is on a platinum selling record. He also had the pleasure of working with Christina Applegate in the Revival of Sweet Charity on Broadway and will never forget working with and learning from living legend Twyla Tharp in the Bob Dylan musical The Times They are a Changin.