Wicked Star Marissa Bode Slams 'Deeply Uncomfortable' Ableist 'Jokes'
Marissa Bode and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
Wicked star Marissa Bode is urging fans to think before making “jokes” about her character’s disability.
Marissa is the first actor who uses a wheelchair to ever play the character of Nessarose in any iteration of the hit musical.
In a TikTok shared over the weekend, the American performer said she’d “loved seeing people’s reactions” and “all the love” for the movie adaptation of Wicked, but felt as “somebody who’s disabled with a platform” there was a subject she wanted to address. Читать дальше...