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.

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

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

Marissa Bode is the first actress living with a disability to portray the character "Nessarose" in the musical adaptation.

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

Wicked, the character of Nessarose, and the accurate casting has the potential to change the game for other disabled actors – ...

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

Marissa Bode has been a wheelchair user since the age of 11, and is now blazing a trail in Hollywood as the first version of ...

Though 'Wicked' is a prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz,' Dorothy wears silver shoes in the musical adaptation. Here's why.

The film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Wicked" is expected to be one of the biggest openings this year with estimated ...