Gio Messale has worked in the theatre-arts and entertainment business for over 20 years. Currently, he is involved with the filmed recordings of Purlie Victorious starring Leslie Odom, Jr. and Audra McDonald: Live at The London Palladium, which will broadcast on PBS Great Performances this Spring.
Responsible for high-level content, Gio was the head of content and one of the original executives at BroadwayHD, a start-up subscriber-based streaming platform and production media company. During his tenure, Gio produced and executive managed over 30 film recordings of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End shows, including Billy Crystal in Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy, She Loves Me, which was the first Broadway show to be live- streamed in 80 countries, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn: The Broadway Musical, A Night with Janis Joplin, Present Laughter starring Kevin Kline and Cobie Smulders, Indecent starring Katrina Lenk, John Patrick Shanley's The Portuguese Kid starring Jason Alexander and Stephen Schwartz' Snapshots which received Grammy nomination for the cast album and on behalf of his work for BroadwayHD. Besides streaming on BroadwayHD, these film recordings have been televised on PBS Great Performances and theatrically with Fathom Events, Shochiku Cinema, and worldwide.
In addition, Gio is the producer of the documentary film, Body Electric, featuring Leslie Jordan, Judy Gold, and Bruce Vilanch, which is currently making its rounds in the film festival circuit and the recently released King Falcon's When the Party is Over music video. He was also part of the producing team for AT&T's Love is Changing History films Jenny, directed by Pauley Perrette, and Tale of Two Dads, directed by Lance Bass.
Before leaping into independent producing, Gio worked in the production department at Paramount Pictures, where he received the 2005 Viacom Visionary Award. During his tenure, he worked on 25 films in various stages of development and production, including J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, Indiana Jones: Kingdom of The Crystal Skull, directed by Steven Spielberg, Mission Impossible: 3, and Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese.
Gio is a graduate of the Drama, Theater, and Dance department at Queens College.
Responsible for high-level content, Gio was the head of content and one of the original executives at BroadwayHD, a start-up subscriber-based streaming platform and production media company. During his tenure, Gio produced and executive managed over 30 film recordings of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End shows, including Billy Crystal in Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy, She Loves Me, which was the first Broadway show to be live- streamed in 80 countries, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn: The Broadway Musical, A Night with Janis Joplin, Present Laughter starring Kevin Kline and Cobie Smulders, Indecent starring Katrina Lenk, John Patrick Shanley's The Portuguese Kid starring Jason Alexander and Stephen Schwartz' Snapshots which received Grammy nomination for the cast album and on behalf of his work for BroadwayHD. Besides streaming on BroadwayHD, these film recordings have been televised on PBS Great Performances and theatrically with Fathom Events, Shochiku Cinema, and worldwide.
In addition, Gio is the producer of the documentary film, Body Electric, featuring Leslie Jordan, Judy Gold, and Bruce Vilanch, which is currently making its rounds in the film festival circuit and the recently released King Falcon's When the Party is Over music video. He was also part of the producing team for AT&T's Love is Changing History films Jenny, directed by Pauley Perrette, and Tale of Two Dads, directed by Lance Bass.
Before leaping into independent producing, Gio worked in the production department at Paramount Pictures, where he received the 2005 Viacom Visionary Award. During his tenure, he worked on 25 films in various stages of development and production, including J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, Indiana Jones: Kingdom of The Crystal Skull, directed by Steven Spielberg, Mission Impossible: 3, and Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese.
Gio is a graduate of the Drama, Theater, and Dance department at Queens College.