Wicked’s Marissa Bode Finds ‘Aggressive Comments’ About Nessa’s Disability ‘Deeply Uncomfortable’
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 like a fictional character.
To Bode, Slater added, "You're perfectly amazing".Bode, who began using a wheelchair at age 11 after a car accident, first ...
Marissa Bode learned she was being cast during a Zoom meeting when lead actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande held a sign: ...
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‘Wicked’ Massively Changes Nessarose (And We’re So Glad)While Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda’s (Ariana Grande) story has translated beautifully, it’s Elphaba’s younger sister, ...
Marissa Bode, the first authentic wheelchair user to play Nessarose in Wicked, has nothing but praise for the film's cast and ...
Marissa Bode is the first actress living with a disability to portray the character "Nessarose" in the musical adaptation.
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As a huge fan of the musical, and a researcher in disability studies, I was interested to see if this casting decision ...
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