Wheelchair User Marissa Bode
Source: November 19, 2024 Teal Sherer
Wicked is one of the most beloved musicals of our time, but many disabled actors have been bothered by the fact that they have been left out of the casting for a wheelchair-using character. While Nessarose uses a wheelchair in the Tony-Award-winning musical, eventually she can walk when her sister Elphaba casts a spell on her shoes. Now, in the major motion picture adaptation of Wicked premiering this Friday, Marissa Bode becomes the first wheelchair user to play Nessarose.
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