Actress Breaking Barriers as Broadway's First Lead Actor in Wheelchair From: NBC Nightly News - 05/21/2017 Madison Ferris is a lead actor in "Glass Menagerie." She also happens to have muscular dystrophy, but that has not held her back from reaching new heights on Broadway. Watch the video (1:44) at: http://www.nbcnews.com/widget/video-embed/949892675524 https://view.yahoo.com/show/nbc-nightly-news/clip/60894648/actress-breaking-barriers-as-broadway-s-first