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

The actress, 24, described the incident while speaking to Entertainment Weekly in a recent interview, explaining that she ...

Marissa Bode talks to Teen Vogue about being the first actress in a wheelchair to play the role of Nessarose in Wicked.

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

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

In her film debut, Bode is making history as the first actor who uses a wheelchair to portray Nessarose throughout the show's ...

After Marissa Bode got the call asking her to play Nessarose in "Wicked," her parents had an unexpected reaction. "They were ...

Wicked stars Ethan Slater and Marissa Bode tease the progression of Boq and Nessarose's relationship given the former's ...

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

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

After Marissa Bode got the call asking her to play Nessarose in "Wicked," her parents had an unexpected reaction. "They were so happy for me for all about three minutes," Bode, 24, tells TODAY.

After Marissa Bode got the call asking her to play Nessarose in "Wicked," her parents had an unexpected reaction. "They were so happy for me for all about three minutes," Bode, 24, tells TODAY.