The actress, who plays Nessarose in the blockbuster film based on the Broadway musical, said in a TikTok video she is ...

Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair user ever to play 'Wicked's' Nessarose, called jokes about her character's disability 'low ...

In a video posted to her TikTok page on Saturday, Bode said that while she is usually a “deeply unserious person” and loves ...

Part Two’ moment for Marissa Bode’s character Nessarose will focus on “the magic of the story,” she tells PEOPLE ...

Bode said she was not OK with “aggressive comments and jokes about Nessa’s disability,” calling the messages “deeply ...

Spoilers ahead. If you’re familiar with the Broadway show, you know Nessarose has quite the arc in Act 2. She succeeds her ...

"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking." Marissa Bode is trying to change attitudes ...

Wicked actress Marissa Bode shut down ableist and cruel comments about harassment she received regarding her disability for ...

Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair user to portray Nessarose in 'Wicked,' has called the reaction online to her character ...

For those unfamiliar with the premise of the silver screen adaptation, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as ...

Wicked star Marissa Bode is urging fans to think before making “jokes” about her character’s disability. Marissa is the first ...

Wicked marks Bode’s film debut. In the movie, she plays Nessarose, the sister of Erivo’s Elphaba and the future Wicked Witch of the East. Like her character, Bode has used a wheelchair since she was ...