“Wicked” TV special cuts Marissa Bode statement about standing up to a 'power-hungry dictator'

Bode's original politically-tinged introduction to Cynthia Erivo performing "Defying Gravity" was dropped from Thursday's ...

‘Wicked: One Wonderful Night': 9 Things You Didn't See on TV, Including Multiple Takes of ‘Defying Gravity'

Oz may have told us to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, but at the Dolby Theatre taping of "Wicked: One ...

Marissa Bode’s ‘Power-Hungry Dictator’ Comment Cut From ‘Wicked’ NBC Special

Someone made the call to edit Bode’s pointed remarks, even though they got a standing ovation from the live audience.