A 20 year veteran of the New Orleans stage, Vatican Lokey has made his career on originating roles in new productions & in the New Orleans premieres of such shows as Grand Hotel (The Baron), Falsettos (Whizzer), Chess (Freddie Trumper), The Frogs (Pluto), The Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho), and the American premiere of the British musical Scandalous! (John Galsworthy) He has just signed on to the Summer Lyric Theatre's summer production of La Cage aux Folles as Edouard Dindon.

He appears on the concept musical Nine Lives with stars Michael Cerveris, Harry Shearer, Paul Sanchez, & Irma Thomas. He originated he roles of Beth/Bob & the 82nd Airborne Commander. He is featured in the books "The Soul of the City: Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre" by Dr. Rebecca Hale & the biography of New Orleans legend Stocker Fontelieu by Michael Cahill. On film he was a featured subject of the documentary 30 Days In The Bowl, and appears in the films Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and The Butler. On television he is the creator of 'Professor Carl Nivale', Mardi Gras historian for WWL-TV 4, and has had roles on "Common Law", "Treme," & "Final Witness." In addition to TV & radio commercials, Vatican was also the host of "The Sunday Classics", a modern classical music show which aired for two years on 89.9 WWNO-FM.

He has worked with Broadway performers Timothy Jerome and Hal Linden, and works closely with Mainstreet Musicals in NYC. He is married for 20 years to his husband, multiple award-winning director/designer Edward R. Cox (on Twitter @GayGuyInAd)

Vatican is represented for film & television by Storm Talent agent Leslie Creppel.

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