Marissa Bode is speaking out against ableist comments about her "Wicked" character. The actress, who plays ...

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

"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking," the out actor said in a recent TikTok.

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

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

Wicked has previously faced criticism over how Nessarose's disability is treated in the second act of the musical.

In a video posted to TikTok on Friday, Bode shot down “gross” and “dangerous” jokes about her "Wicked" character.

Marissa then revealed that she is "deeply unserious" and enjoys "silly, goofy, harmless” jokes about Nessarose. However, she ...

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

Marissa Bode talks to Teen Vogue about being the first actress in a wheelchair to play the role of Nessarose in Wicked.

After playing wheelchair-bound Nessarose in 'Wicked', Marissa Bode called out ableist jokes about the character that made her ...

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