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 ...

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

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

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.

From the beginning, Wicked adds a number of noticeable developments to Nessa, including showing audiences a younger version ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 24-year-old actor said the comments made about her character Nessarose were “deeply uncomfortable” in a video statement ...