Photos: CAA's Joe Machota Receives Portrait at Sardi's

The unveiling took place on October 17.

By: Bruce Glikas Oct. 21, 2024

Head of CAA’s theater department Joe Machota recently received his portrait at Sardi's and BroadwayWorld was there to celebrate. Check out photos below!

Machota has served with CAA for nearly 20 years, having been with the company since 2005 and became the head of the theater department in 2013. Machota serves as a CAA board member and also helped found the agent’s LGBTQ+ Alliance.

CAA represents many of theatre’s most important voices, including Pulitzer Prize-, Tony Award-, and Academy Award-winning writers, composers, and directors, as well as the industry’s most acclaimed actors, designers, choreographers, and producers. CAA clients create hit shows running on Broadway, London’s West End, throughout the U.S. and around the world.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Scarlett Johansson and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Scott Wittman, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Marc Shaiman

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Team CAA: Di Glazer, John MacGregor, Olivier Sultan, Ally Shuster, Sam Barickman, Joe Machota, Kevin Lin, Jack Upton, Kennedy Woodard, Jason Cooper, George Lane and Aaron Klein

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Jason Weinberg

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Marc Shaiman and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Jim Parsons and Sutton Foster

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota, Wendy Orshan and Jeff Wilson

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Susan Stroman

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Marc Shaiman, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Mirabal

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Robert E. Wankel

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Jim Parsons, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota, Sutton Foster and Susan Stroman

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Rick Elice

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Sutton Foster, Susan Stroman and Rob Ashford

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Scott Wittman, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Marc Shaiman

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Bernard Telsey, Schele Williams and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Mark Consuelos

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Jason Robert Brown

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Greg Berlanti, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Robbie Rogers

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Jim Parsons, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Sutton Foster

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Team CAA: Di Glazer, John MacGregor, Olivier Sultan, Ally Shuster, Sam Barickman, Joe Machota, Kevin Lin, Jack Upton, Kennedy Woodard, Jason Cooper, George Lane and Aaron Klein

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John MacGregor and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Judy Craymer, Robert E. Wankel and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Judy Craymer and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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David Leveaux, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Susan Bristow

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Neil Patrick Harris and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Graham Campbell

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Tony Marion, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Max von Essen

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Zoey Deutch and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Zoey Deutch and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Zoey Deutch, Micaela Diamond, Ben Platt and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Jamie Lloyd

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Tony Marion, Joe Machota and Max Von Essen

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Rob Ashford

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Emily Gerson Saines and David Leveaux

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Micaela Diamond, Neil Patrick Harris and Ben Platt

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Michael Arden and Max von Essen

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Nicole Scherzinger and Jamie Lloyd

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Jordan Tannahill and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Ben Platt, Michael Arden and Micaela Diamond

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Bruce Cohen and Jason Weinberg

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Devin Keudell, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Susan Bristow

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Chip Sullivan and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Nicole Scherzinger

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Michael Russell and husband CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Michael Russell and husband CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Michael Russell

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John MacGregor

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Judy Craymer

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Marc Shaiman

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Sardi's Max Klimavicius and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Christian Borle and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Kenny Leon and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Jason Weinberg

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and husband Michael Russell

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David Leveaux, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota, Michael Arden and Kenny Leon

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Robert E. Wankel, Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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George Lane and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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George Lane and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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George Lane and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Emily Gerson Saines and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota, Nicole Scherzinger and Jamie Lloyd

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Scarlett Johansson and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Skye Mattox

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Lear deBessonet and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Jim Parsons, Sutton Foster and Kenny Leon

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Jenny Gersten and CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota

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Graham Campbell and Jason Weinberg

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CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Aaron Klein

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