Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, the younger sister of Cynthia Erivo’s character, Elphaba. Throughout the press run, Bode has been seen with her partner, Lauren Brooks, who stood beside her at the ...

And yet, Marissa Bode is the first actor with a disability ... A conversation with Bode’s partner, Lauren Brooks, helped her land on how to address this type of commentary.

“Most magical night with my love and my friends at wicked part one premiere in la [sic],” Brooks wrote in the post’s caption. “I AM SO SO SO PROUD OF MARISSA AND ALL OF THE CAST!!!!!” ...

Just before Wicked actor Marissa Bode accepted her honor as this year’s recipient of the ReelAbilities Film Festival’s Spotlight Award on Thursday night, her Oscar-nominated co-stars Ariana ...

“Wicked” actress Marissa Bode is asking for kindness after receiving ableist comments on social media. In a video posted to her TikTok page on Saturday, Bode said that while she is usually a ...

“Wicked” star Marissa Bode has spoken out against the negative comments and jokes about her character Nessarose’s disability, calling them “aggressive,” “very gross” and “harmful.

Marissa Bode is speaking out against ableist comments about her "Wicked" character. The actress, who plays Nessarose in the blockbuster film based on the Broadway musical, said in a TikTok video ...

Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, the younger sister of Cynthia Erivo’s character, Elphaba. Throughout the press run, Bode has been seen with her partner, Lauren Brooks, who stood beside her at the ...

Everyone deserves a chance to fly, and as embodied by Marissa Bode, when given access, they do.” The celebration kicked off the opening night for the nation’s largest disability film festival ...

In the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked, Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, the younger sister of Cynthia Erivo’s character, Elphaba. Throughout the press run, Bode has been seen with her ...