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

"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 ...

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

The 24-year-old actress, who portrays Nessarose, the younger sister of Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo ), revealed that after signing ...

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

Instead of Nessarose “pleading for a disability to be fixed”, Wicked Part Two will see the script “focusing on the magic in ...

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 ...

Marissa Bode is speaking out after trolls left nasty remarks about Nessarose Thropp's disability in 'Wicked'.

“Wicked” actress Marissa Bode is asking for kindness after receiving ableist comments on social media.

Wicked fans are learning that one of the film’s leading stars – Nessarose actress Marissa Bode – is in a queer relationship.