Marissa Bode is speaking out against ableist comments about her "Wicked" character. The actress, who plays ...

Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair user to portray Nessarose in 'Wicked,' has called the reaction online to her character ...

Wicked has previously faced criticism over how Nessarose's disability is treated in the second act of the musical.

Wicked marks Bode’s film debut. In the movie, she plays Nessarose, the sister of Erivo’s Elphaba and the future Wicked Witch of the East. Like her character, Bode has used a wheelchair since she was ...