The actress, who uses a wheelchair just like her character Nessarose, told in a Tiktok video that she is 'deeply ...
Wicked star Marissa Bode has hit back at the ableist abuse she has received from online trolls since appearing in the movie adaptation of the hit stage musical. Marissa, 24, plays Nessarose ‘Nessa’ ...
Bode pointed out that “aggressive” comments about wanting to push Nessa out of her wheelchair or saying that she deserves her ...
Marissa Bode reportedly lost her legs when she was only 11 during an accident, making her unable to walk again ...
Marissa Bode learned she was being cast during a Zoom meeting when lead actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande held a sign: ...
Meet "Wicked" star Marissa Bode, who makes history as the first wheelchair user to play Elphaba's sister Nessarose in the ...
Plenty of fans are praising “Wicked” as a film about overcoming difference — as though the mere performance of goodness ...
Wicked’s first week on the big screen was met with astounding ... it’s Elphaba’s younger sister, Nessarose (Marissa Bode), ...
Marissa Bode, the first authentic wheelchair user to play Nessarose in Wicked, has nothing but praise for the film's cast and ...
Finishing The Hat is a book about Stephen Sondheim. It's an embarrassment, period. Oh, and it takes on. And it makes it go, ...
Wicked, the character of Nessarose, and the accurate casting has the potential to change the game for other disabled actors – ...
Marissa Bode, 24, is the first actor who uses a wheelchair to portray Nessarose, a character who uses a wheelchair, in ...