The cast of “Wicked” is stacked with well-known names: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Peter Dinklage, Bowen Yang. But one actor you likely don’t know is ...

Marissa Bode has won the Christopher Reeve Acting Award at the Media Access Awards for starring as Nessarose in Wicked. The honor, created by the late actor, is a cash award supporting new, ...

Marissa Bode, 24, is the first actor who uses a wheelchair to portray Nessarose, a character who uses a wheelchair, in 'Wicked: Part One' Wicked is not just all Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo!

Marissa Bode hat den Christopher Reeve Acting Award bei den Media Access Awards für ihre Rolle als Nessarose in Wicked gewonnen. Die Auszeichnung, die vom verstorbenen Schauspieler ins Leben gerufen ...

While Marissa Bode is excited by the warm reception her movie Wicked has received, she has also felt “uncomfortable” by certain jokes aimed at her character, Nessarose. “It is absolutely OK to not ...

The actress noted that comments about disliking Nessarose are one thing, but people joking they want to push her out of her wheelchair is something else entirely. By Christy Piña Associate Editor ...

The actress also talks about being a disabled actress playing the character and how she hopes it will lead to more representation in Hollywood. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Marissa Bode had all but ...

Marissa Bode thought she lost out on her dream role of Nessarose in “Wicked.” After a self tape and a series of callbacks, she stopped hearing back from casting. “I was like, ‘It’s dunzo for me.’ I ...

As the concluding chapter of Wicked‘s big-screen adaptation approaches, Marissa Bode is opening up about how the movie does away with an ableist plot point. The actress and wheelchair user, who ...

Teen Vogue: If you could be the main character in any TV show or movie that’s not your own, who would you be and why? Marissa Bode: “I’m gonna say Graham in But I’m a Cheerleader because one, it’s my ...

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-minute ...