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
Musicals ‘Treasure Island’ and ‘Wizard of Oz’ bookend CTC’s 2025-26 season
Artistic director Rick Dildine’s music-heavy roster leans into curiosity, imagination and exploration.
April 1, 2025
Review: These heroic ‘Secret Warriors’ helped America win a war even as they were treated as enemies
R.A. Shiomi’s new play celebrates the Japanese Americans who served their nation with distinction.
March 31, 2025
High-wattage London show is part of Ordway’s 2025-26 season
The St. Paul venue also is nearly doubling the number of Broadway musicals in its upcoming roster.
March 26, 2025
She turns Minnesotans' love stories into song at Guthrie’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Royer Bockus has composed scores of ditties for couples at the show, adding depth and dimension to Shakespeare’s popular rom-com.
March 21, 2025
Review: Real issues surface with fizzy comedy in Guthrie’s fun, psycho-thriller version of ‘Mousetrap’
Snowed-in guests are pressed to their limits in the theater’s first-ever production of the Agatha Christie mystery.
March 21, 2025
A luxe 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
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
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
Review: Real issues surface with fizzy comedy in Guthrie’s fun, psycho-thriller version of ‘Mousetrap’
Snowed-in guests are pressed to their limits in the theater’s first-ever production of the Agatha Christie mystery.
March 21, 2025
A luxe 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
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
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