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
Review: Sizzling and jaw-dropping ‘Cabaret’ is one of the Guthrie’s best productions in years
Joseph Haj’s production remains set in Weimar Germany but speaks deeply to today.
June 28, 2025
Little known Minneapolis institution with big impact is moving to $18.5 million building in St. Paul
The Playwrights’ Center will host an event Sunday that nods to its 46-year history at a former church.
June 25, 2025
‘Frozen’ smashes box office records at CTC
Disney executives flew out to see the production that grossed $2.1 million and drew 62,000 patrons.
June 24, 2025
A blowout party in the face of fear? Guthrie readies ‘Cabaret’ as its big, splashy summer musical.
Director Joseph Haj taps Broadway talent for a production that’s on the New York Times must-see list.
June 21, 2025
Review: Horror and hate in ‘Stop Kiss’ draw implicit parallels with current political climate
Theater Mu’s production of Diana Son’s 1998 play opened on the same day political violence left Minnesotans aghast.
June 16, 2025
Review: ‘Legally Blonde’ packs a peppy, pink punch
Led by Kathryn Brunner, the lyrical and light production at the Ordway is cleverly brought into the present.
June 11, 2025
Minneapolis theater company abruptly postpones cursed Shakespearean tragedy
Rough Magic Performance Company’s “The Macbeths” was slated to have opened on Friday the 13th.
June 10, 2025
Review: Theater Latte Da’s ‘Passion’ has great music, but OK staging
Director Justin Lucero shows his operatic proclivities, and also his shortcomings.
June 9, 2025
Review: Horror and hate in ‘Stop Kiss’ draw implicit parallels with current political climate
Theater Mu’s production of Diana Son’s 1998 play opened on the same day political violence left Minnesotans aghast.
June 16, 2025
Review: ‘Legally Blonde’ packs a peppy, pink punch
Led by Kathryn Brunner, the lyrical and light production at the Ordway is cleverly brought into the present.
June 11, 2025
Minneapolis theater company abruptly postpones cursed Shakespearean tragedy
Rough Magic Performance Company’s “The Macbeths” was slated to have opened on Friday the 13th.
June 10, 2025
Review: Theater Latte Da’s ‘Passion’ has great music, but OK staging
Director Justin Lucero shows his operatic proclivities, and also his shortcomings.
June 9, 2025