Marissa Bode has been performing for years, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t get nervous.

The 25-year-old actress, who stars as Nessarose Thropp in the upcoming Wicked sequel, told Us Weekly exclusively that she is “anxious” about audiences watching her perform her song, “The Wicked Witch of the East,” in Wicked: For Good.

“I am very, very nervous — especially because I know a lot of people express their love for that song,” Bode said while appearing at the JAMS Clubhouse at Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica. “It’s not on the original Broadway album, I believe, and it is on this [soundtrack], so there’s a lot of pressure there, for sure.”

The powerful song details Nessa’s internal struggles and feelings of loneliness as she navigates life in Munchkinland. While Bode does have high lev

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