Gio Messale has been working in film, television, special events and the performing arts for the past 20 years. In 2016, Gio started working for BroadwayHD where he has produced over 20 live-stream and/or recordings of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows including She Loves Me (2016 Silver Telly Award) Holiday Inn, A Night with Janis Joplin, Present Laughter starring Kevin Kline, Indecent, and The Portuguese Kid starring Jason Alexander. Besides streaming on BroadwayHD, these shows have been televised on PBS Great Performances and theatrically through-out the world. Gio also produced Policy of Truth which received a best short film nomination from the Soho International Film Festival. Previously he was 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. His first feature, Love or Whatever starring Kate Flannery, Tyler Poelle, Jennifer Elise Cox and Joel Rush sold out on Amazon on the first day of release.
Before taking the leap 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 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's theatre credits include producing the Off-Off Broadway productions of Just Us Boys and Explosion -A Media Harvest. As a Stage Manager, Gio worked on the Los Angeles Company of The Lion King, National Tour of Titanic, The Public Theater's production of Arthur Millers’ The Ride Down Mt. Morgan starring Patrick Stewart and Francis Conroy as well as The Wild Party starring Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams and Earth Kitt. One of Gio's most amazing credits is the all-star concert of Sweet Charity at Avery Fisher Hall, starring Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Debbie Allen, Bebe Neuwirth and Donna McKechnie.
Gio is currently filming the documentary The Body Electric.
Before taking the leap 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 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's theatre credits include producing the Off-Off Broadway productions of Just Us Boys and Explosion -A Media Harvest. As a Stage Manager, Gio worked on the Los Angeles Company of The Lion King, National Tour of Titanic, The Public Theater's production of Arthur Millers’ The Ride Down Mt. Morgan starring Patrick Stewart and Francis Conroy as well as The Wild Party starring Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams and Earth Kitt. One of Gio's most amazing credits is the all-star concert of Sweet Charity at Avery Fisher Hall, starring Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Debbie Allen, Bebe Neuwirth and Donna McKechnie.
Gio is currently filming the documentary The Body Electric.
