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“Wicked” actor Marissa Bode is speaking out against the ableist discourse surrounding her character, Nessarose, after the ...

In more than two decades since the stage show launched, disabled 'Wicked' character Nessarose has never been played by a real ...

Marissa Bode, who stars in the Jon M. Chu-helmed adaptation of the Broadway musical as wheelchair-bound Nessarose Thropp, called out recent jokes about the character that have made her feel ...

By Christy Piña Associate Editor Wicked star Marissa Bode is calling out some “very gross,” “harmful” and “aggressive” comments she’s heard about Nessarose’s disability since the ...

Wicked star Marissa Bode has addressed the online response to her character Nessarose. In a five-and-a-half-minute TikTok posted on Friday, the actress distinguished “goofy, harmless” house ...

Marissa Bode is addressing the derogatory comments made about her “Wicked” character. Bode, who portrays the character Nessarose, the younger sister of Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, posted a five ...

“At the end of the day, me, Marissa, is the person that is still disabled and in a wheelchair,” she said. “And so it is simply a low hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking.

The 24-year-old actor said the comments made about her character Nessarose were “deeply uncomfortable” in a video statement shared on social media. Marissa Bode is addressing the derogatory ...