Marissa Bode, 24, is the first actor who uses a wheelchair to portray Nessarose, a character who uses a wheelchair, in ...

"It's such a pivotal point in the movie when they form a friendship," Bode told EW. "To Nessa, maybe a little bit more than a ...

I love seeing disabled characters be played authentically by real disabled people, because no one knows us better than us,” ...

As a huge fan of the musical, and a researcher in disability studies, I was interested to see if this casting decision ...

Marissa Bode, the first authentic wheelchair user to play Nessarose in Wicked, has nothing but praise for the film's cast and ...

Marissa Bode speaks out about making history in Wicked as Nessarose and what it means to be the first wheelchair user.

I recently caught up with the cast of Wicked to discuss the first half of the now-confirmed two part phenomenon, and when I ...

People packed into Bonham Theatre to watch Bode, who is playing Nessarose, the Wicked Witch of the West’s, or Elphaba’s, ...

Young Nessarose, played by Cesily Collette Taylor, in Wicked is praised for her adorable line delivery of "Yeah." Find out ...

Marissa Bode, who is making her screen debut in Wicked, took a little spill while making the movie adaptation of the hit ...

In more than two decades since the stage show launched, disabled 'Wicked' character Nessarose has never been played by a real ...