Warning: This story contains spoilers for "Wicked" and "Wicked: For Good."

Marissa Bode first saw "Wicked" at the age of 12 after her mother surprised her with tickets to see the Broadway show.

What she didn't know then was that merely a decade later, she'd find herself starring in the big-screen version opposite Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in a blockbuster that smashed box office records after its release in 2024.

"I'm so grateful for this experience and — especially my first ever experience," Bode, 25, tells TODAY.com. "I'm definitely grateful for that ... to be a part of something so big."

“Wicked” fans will likely remember that Bode’s character, Nessarose, is born unable to walk because her mother ate too many milk flowers during her pregnancy out of fear of having another

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