Rohan Preston
Critic / Reporter
TheaterRohan Preston has been theater critic at the Star Tribune since 1998. He led a Star Tribune team that won an Emmy for a documentary for the historic 2008 elections. He has served on the Pulitzer Prize jury for drama. Before coming to the Star Tribune, he wrote for the Chicago Tribune and the New York Times.
Latest from Rohan Preston
Stage & Arts
A lux riff on Agatha Christie’s classic ‘Mousetrap’ comes to the Guthrie
The world’s longest-running play’s local take boasts glamorous design and a topnotch cast.
March 18, 2025
Stage & Arts
Review: Minnesota native electrifies as the star of the Broadway tour of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
Buffalo’s Michael Fabisch captures themes of mental health and bullying with heart in the Tony-winning musical at the Ordway.
March 12, 2025
Stage & Arts
Review: Holocaust survivor rings the alarm about parallels between the past and today in ‘Messenger’
Jenny Connell Davis' play at Six Points Theater offers a series of troubling testimonies.
March 11, 2025
Stage & Arts
Guthrie to reopen its third stage and produce a new Pulitzer play for 2025-26 season
The upcoming roster includes adaptations of classics like “A Doll’s House,” “Little Women” and “Private Lives,” plus the musical “Come From Away.”
March 10, 2025
Stage & Arts
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz attend ‘next level’ opening party for ‘Giants’ exhibit at Mia
Friday’s buzzy preview party at the Minneapolis Institute of Art marks a milestone in Minnesota’s cultural history.
March 8, 2025
Stage & Arts
Review: Tariff wars make 9/11 Broadway musical about Canada and U.S. land with urgent poignancy
In its return to the Ordway, “Come From Away” feels like a emotive embrace.
March 6, 2025
Stage & Arts
Review: Why ‘Life of Pi’ is the spiritual uplift we need right now
Breathtaking puppetry and deft performances in the touring Broadway show vividly evoke our animal spirits.
March 5, 2025
Stage & Arts
Five things to know about Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz’s ‘Giants’ show at Minneapolis Institute of Art
The exhibition includes nearly 100 works by artists of the global Black diaspora.
March 4, 2025
Stage & Arts
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz attend ‘next level’ opening party for ‘Giants’ exhibit at Mia
Friday’s buzzy preview party at the Minneapolis Institute of Art marks a milestone in Minnesota’s cultural history.
March 8, 2025
Stage & Arts
Review: Tariff wars make 9/11 Broadway musical about Canada and U.S. land with urgent poignancy
In its return to the Ordway, “Come From Away” feels like a emotive embrace.
March 6, 2025
Stage & Arts
Review: Why ‘Life of Pi’ is the spiritual uplift we need right now
Breathtaking puppetry and deft performances in the touring Broadway show vividly evoke our animal spirits.
March 5, 2025
Stage & Arts
Five things to know about Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz’s ‘Giants’ show at Minneapolis Institute of Art
The exhibition includes nearly 100 works by artists of the global Black diaspora.
March 4, 2025