PERFORMER PORTRAIT PAINTINGS
IN THE WILDE CAT CLUB
$5,000
A collection of 100 acoustic panels creatively disguised as elegant velvet canvases. The panels feature performer portraits by regionally-acclaimed artist Nathan Verwey.
By sponsoring one of these remarkable pieces of functional art, you can select from a curated list of artists who have graced the stage of Thalian Hall since 1858. Selection choices will be honored in the order of pledges received.
Wilde Cat Club - Portrait Paintings Performer List
CONSIDER WHICH PERFORMER YOU MAY WANT TO SPONSOR
* bold indicates the performer has already been reserved for a portrait
Maude Adams
Alvin Ailey Dance
Marian Anderson
Maya Angelou
Chet Atkins
Maurice Barrymore
Charles Blondin
Junius Brutus Booth
Garrett Brown
William Jennings Bryan
Sandra Bullock
Lady Bunny
Frank Capra Jr.
Dixie Carter
Jessica Chastain
The Chicks
The Coasters c.1992/1997
William “Buffalo Bill” Cody
Judy Collins
Barbara Cook
Dairy Cow
Scarlett Dailey
Charlie Daniels
Henry Darrow
Charles Dickens Jr.
Frederick Douglass
The Drifters c.1997/2023/2025
Rosa D’ Erina
Cristo Fernández
Kim Fields
Fisk Jubilee Singers c.1917
Mary Verdi Fletcher
John T. Ford
Edwin Forrest
Dr. William Friday
Loie Fuller
Gilbert and Sullivan
Dizzy Gillespie
Lesley Gore - Reserved
Andy Griffith
Arsenio Hall
Richie Havens
Pat Hingle
Hal Holbrook
Katie Holmes
Kim Hunter
The Ink Spots c.1991
Joshua Jackson
Fanny Janauschek
Caterina Jarboro
Joseph Jefferson
Sissieretta Jones
Randy Jones
Michael Jordan
Garrison Keillor
Stephen King
Betty LaVette
Linda Lavin
Taj Mahal
Charo
Agnes Morehead
Joe Namath
Nick Nolte
Dean Norris
Paul Taylor Dance Company
The Platters c.1994/1997
Tyrone Power III
Tyrone Power Sr.
Thomas Edison Projectoscope
Mysterious Miss Red
Charles Nelson Reilly
Tony Rivenbark
Jason Robards
Julia Roberts
Gamble Rogers
Isabella Rossellini
Mark Ruffalo
Lillian Russell
Ira Sachs
Michael Shannon
Dee Snider
John Phillip Sousa
Ruth St. Denis
General Tom Thumb - Charles S. Stratton
John L. Sullivan
Full Name
Hilary Swank
William Howard Taft
John Tesh
James Van Der Beek
Dr. Booker T. Washington
Ethel Waters
John Waters
Doc Watson
Thomas Wiggins/“Blind Tom”
Oscar Wilde
Michelle Williams
Teddy Wilson
James Woods
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Peter Yarrow
Ziegfeld Follies
