Toni Marie is a mass communication graduate student at the University of Florida and a lifelong New Yorker. She has been recognized by the American Marketing Association and Ad Age as an emerging marketing talent, and her work has been published in both niche blogs and national outlets. Toni saw her first Broadway show on her fourth birthday and has since attended hundreds of shows, visiting all 41 Broadway theatres and taking full tours of The Metropolitan Opera, Radio City Music Hall, and Phantom Las Vegas. She ultimately aims for her writing to connect audiences with unexpected and uplifting new passions.
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