Resume / Bio

Hair: Brown · Eyes: Brown · Represented by CESD Talent Agency

Bio

Gio Cortese (Giorgio Cortese) is a musical theater performer based in the New York metro area, represented by CESD Talent Agency and trained as a triple threat in acting, voice, and dance. Offstage, he plays piano, runs, skis, swims, and spends time in nature with his family. He also loves crafting and dreaming up his own musical productions with his brother and sister.

Theater & Performance

Spamalot — Sir Galahad / Dennis
Broadway Workshop, New York, NY
June 2026
101 Dalmatians — Horace / Roger
Paper Mill Playhouse Children's Theater on Tour, Millburn, NJ
March 2026
Into the Woods Jr. — Jack
School Production
February 2026
Matilda — Bruce
Pebble Players, Summit, NJ
January 2026
New Voices Groundbreakers Concert — Performer
Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ
July 2025
A Class Act NY Cabaret — Performer
A Class Act NY, New York, NY
June 2025
Frog & Toad — Lizard, Squirrel
Paper Mill Playhouse Children's Theater on Tour, Millburn, NJ
April 2025
Beauty and the Beast Jr. — LeFou
School Production
February 2025
Frozen Jr. — Olaf
Pebble Players, Summit, NJ
February 2025
Frozen Jr. — Bulda
Elefante School for the Performing Arts, New Providence, NJ
June 2024

Development Programs

Paper Mill Playhouse
Summer Musical Theater Conservatory · Millburn, NJ · 2025
A Class Act NY
Master Classes, Cabaret · New York, NY · 2024–present
Performers Theatre Workshop
Triple Threat, Acting Technique, Vocal Coaching · Millburn, NJ · 2022–present
MPAC (Morristown, NJ)
Musical Theater, Vocal Technique · Morristown, NJ · 2023–present
NJ Dance Theater Ensemble
Modern Dance · Morristown, NJ · 2023–present

Private Training

Voice: Heather Holcombe, Katie Agresta, Liz Kaplan Vocal Studio
Dance: Arts Edge (Julie Barnes)
Voiceover: Lynnanne Zager

Skills

Musical theater (triple threat)
Modern dance
Voice / singing
Voiceover
Piano
Clarinet