Video: Meet Ethan Slater's Boq and Marissa Bode's Nessarose in New Wicked Film Featurettes

As the November 22 release date for the first part of the Wicked film approaches, two new video featurettes have been released spotlighting the the roles of Boq and Nessarose.

In the video above, watch Ethan Slater discuss his journey playing Boq. Below, Marissa Bode chats about playing Nessarose. Bode is the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical's history to take on the role.

Says Slater, "[Boq is] open to the world and vulnerable and looking for his place," while Bode explains Nessarose "is the daughter of the governor of Munchkinland, who is overbearing and tries to do everything for her."

Tony winner Cynthia Erivo and Grammy winner Ariana Grande co-star as, respectively, Elphaba and Glinda in the forthcoming film, joined by West End Company Olivier winner and Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, SpongeBob SquarePants star Slater as Boq, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, 2023 Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and newcomer Bode as Nessarose.

Stage and screen star Keala Settle, SNL's Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, and Colin Michael Carmichael also play roles new to the musical's screen version, with Settle as Miss Coddle, Carmichael as Professor Nikidik, and Yang, James, and Teoh as Shiz students Pfannee, ShenShen, and Avaric, respectively.

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The screen adaptation, which will include new songs by Stephen Schwartz, is helmed by In the Heights screen director Jon Chu. Wicked book writer Winnie Holzman has penned the screenplay, and Tony winner Paul Tazewell designed the costumes.

Wicked, injecting a new backstory onto the classic tale The Wizard of Oz, debuted on Broadway in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theatre. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, the musical features music and lyrics by Schwartz and a book by Holzman. The original cast included Tony winners Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. The musical is now the fourth longest-running production in Broadway history.

The show won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Menzel), Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee).

Find tickets at a theatre near you at WickedMovie.com. Pre-orders and pre-saves are also now available for the film's soundtrack album, which will also release November 22. The second part of the film will be released Thanksgiving 2025.