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 ...

"It is simply a low-hanging fruit that too many of you are comfortable taking," the out actor said in a recent TikTok.

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

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 ...

The actress noted that comments about disliking Nessarose are one thing, but people joking they want to push her out of her ...

It's widely known now that the cinematic adaptation tells the tale of how the Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 original ...

Marissa then revealed that she is "deeply unserious" and enjoys "silly, goofy, harmless” jokes about Nessarose. However, she ...

Bode pointed out that “aggressive” comments about wanting to push Nessa out of her wheelchair or saying that she deserves her ...

For those unfamiliar with the premise of the silver screen adaptation, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as ...