Wheelchair-bound “Wicked” actress Mariss Bode has hit back after being subjected to nasty jokes about her disability ...
Marissa Bode, 24, is the first actor who uses a wheelchair to portray Nessarose, a character who uses a wheelchair, in ...
Marissa Bode learned she was being cast during a Zoom meeting when lead actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande held a sign: ...
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.
But one actor you likely don’t know is making “Wicked” history: Marissa Bode. The first actor who authentically uses a wheelchair to play Nessarose, the “tragically beautiful” younger ...
While Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda’s (Ariana Grande) story has translated beautifully, it’s Elphaba’s younger sister, ...
Marissa Bode is the first actress living with a disability to portray the character "Nessarose" in the musical adaptation.