Marissa Bode'sWicked premiere outfits have been filled with clever nods to the land of Oz. She's worn silver shoes in Australia to reference the pair her character, Nessarose, wears on-screen; a timeless black dress set aside for London has flecks of Emerald City green. For the Los Angeles premiere on Nov. 9, she and stylist Alexandra Mandelkorn chose a shimmering gold Aknvas dress with metallic Jimmy Choo heels and Levian jewelry to match—their hat-tip to the Yellow Brick Road. But the most important part of Bode's Wicked premiere style isn't how she's paying homage to the movie. It's how she's representing herself.
Wicked is the first feature film Bode has starred in. She's also the first wheelchair user to play the part of Nessarose, the younger sister to Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba, in any production of the musical. As far as introductions to the movie-watching public can go, it's a monumental one.
