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!!!!!” ...

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 ...

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 ...