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

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

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

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

Marissa Bode of 'Wicked' condemns jokes around Nessarose's disability, calling certain comments 'very gross' and 'harmful' ...

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

Wicked” star Marissa Bode has spoken out against the negative comments and jokes about her character Nessarose’s disability, ...

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

The actress noted that comments about disliking Nessarose are one thing, but people joking they want to push her out of her ...

Bode pointed out that “aggressive” comments about wanting to push Nessa out of her wheelchair or saying that she deserves her ...

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

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