She performed as a première ballerina on Broadway in Roland Petit's Les Ballets de Paris (1949 & 1950). In the 1950 show, Marchand performed a ballet piece titled The Boiled Egg, for which she received rave reviews. In 1951 she had a featured role in the Broadway musical Two on the Aisle which ran for 276 performances. In the early 1950s while performing on Broadway, Marchand was featured in several magazines, including Life, and would make appearances on New York City television shows, including the Ford Star Revue, the Colgate Comedy Hour, and the Ed Sullivan Show.