Recent content from Rohan Preston
Review: 'Between Riverside and Crazy' socks it to you and more
Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama gets a potent, well-acted production at Park Square Theatre.
Guthrie Theater stages a dramatic fiscal comeback
The theater still reports a deficit, but it's smaller a year after posting a record $3.8 million shortfall.
Review: Beautiful singing and strong acting make Ten Thousand Things' 'Violet' a winner
The Jeanine Tesori musical gets a stellar staging from Kelli Foster Warder.
Review: 'Whoa, Nellie!' has fraught fun with fierce male-disguising Minnesota baddie
Josef Evans' musical at History Theatre about 19th-century serial bride, horse thief and scammer Nellie King has plenty of pizzazz.
Pulitzer-winning 'Between Riverside and Crazy' was a mission of love for the playwright
Stephen Adly Guirgis says his father and actor/friend inspired the visceral drama.
5 ways 'Whoa, Nellie' salutes cross-dressing outlaw queen who scandalized 19th-century Minnesota
Nellie King had many names, outfits and scams. Now, she has her own show at the History Theatre.
Review: Broadway's '& Juliet' blasts onstage with stirring mashup of pop songs and Shakespeare
The musical writes a new and entertaining chapter for the Bard's purportedly doomed romantic heroine.
Review: 'Sickle' is severe and brutal, but it's a must-see
Tracey Maloney and Adelin Phelps head a stellar all-female cast at Mixed Blood Theatre.
'The Mousetrap' extended at the Guthrie Theater
The Minneapolis company has added five performances to its popular, first-ever production of the Agatha Christie mystery.
Minnesota arts groups reel from abrupt NEA cuts to grants
Children's Theatre Company, Penumbra and Ragamala are among the companies grappling with the loss of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Review: Six Point's 'God' is withering, comforting, takes on gun rights and tells jokes
As the titular character, Sally Wingert is by turns gentle and caustic in a show that shows God is the ultimate entertainer.
Review: New Native Theatre's self-help comedy 'The Nut, the Hermit' is easy to crack
Rhiana Yazzie's new play is highly creative but occasionally feels overstuffed.
Sally Wingert has portrayed characters from Lady Bracknell to Sir Toby. Now she's playing God.
For Six Point Theater's parody, Minnesota theater legend delivers the Ten Commandments to wayward souls.
Review: 'When We Are Found' at Penumbra rows fiercely into the misty past
The queer love story excavates and heals traumas from the Middle Passage.
Review: 'Scarecrow on Fire' takes Dorothy and friends on an imaginative post-Oz trip
Kevin Kling's well-crafted radio play captures the heart and mind of the human world.
Tickets to the world premiere of 'Purple Rain' musical in Minneapolis go on sale May 9
The show will have a pre-Broadway premiere in Minneapolis.
Review: Guthrie's 'Nacirema Society' is a stitch worthy of Shakespeare and its Black high society
Valerie Curtis-Newton gets nuanced, funny performances from her cast in Pearl Cleage's '60s-set comedy.
Review: Artistry's 'Waitress' serves up more than scintillating sweet pies
Erin Capello shines in a show where some nerdy man is comically trying to find love.
A Black comedy set during the turbulent '60s? Yes, welcome to the Guthrie's 'Nacirema Society.'
Even as the protesters gather to march in Alabama, the elite titular society preps for a ball in this Pearl Cleage farce.
Review: Superb 'Frozen' sets a new high-water mark at Children's Theatre Company
Tiffany Nichole Greene's staging improves on the celebrated Broadway production.
This 'Waitress' star has had to get through grief to play her dreams
Erin Capello steps into one of the biggest roles of her career — for audiences and the spirit of her late mother.
'Frozen' fulfills magical ice princess dreams at the Children's Theatre Company
Minnesotan Julia Ennen plays Anna and New Yorker Gillian Jackson Han plays Elsa in a big production headed by former "Hamilton" resident director Tiffany Nichole Greene.
In wake of leader's death, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres elevates Tamara Kangas Erickson to the top spot
She has been the vice president at the nation's largest dinner theater since 2010 and resident director since 2004.
Review: The toxic 'Mean Girls' touch down at St. Paul's Ordway Center for some worship and laughs
The recreated Broadway tour has new elements but still retains its adolescent essence.
Review: They're putting the fun in funeral at Theater Latté Da
"Fun Home," a lesbian coming-of-age story, gets a charmingly delightful staging at the Minneapolis theater.
Hollywood star Amy Adams on late theater director Michael Brindisi: 'Chanhassen was my home'
Famous alums reflect and remember as Chanhassen Dinner Theatres plans a Monday memorial.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre pays tribute to Michael Brindisi with song at Twins home opener
Artists performed the national anthem at the game in honor of the legendary Twin Cities artistic director.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
Review: If two people fall for each other during a clinical trial, is it love or the drugs?
"The Effect" puts that question onstage at the Jungle in a compelling fashion.
Theater Mu world premiere 'Fifty Boxes of Earth' has Dracula, puppets and an air of magic
Ankita Raturi's new drama at St. Paul's Park Square Theatre draws on the classic vampire story and lands in a heated political environment.
Minnesota actor and playwright makes history at Kennedy Center
Playwright and director Rhiana Yazzie says it's important to have a Native American voice heard at the arts organization.
Review: 'Groucho Marx Meets T.S. Eliot' is a clever contemporary production with deft performances
Jim Cunningham and John Middleton perform a game of one-upmanship in Jeffrey Hatcher's new play at Illusion Theater.
Review: Three 'Girls' on heroic journeys have us in a chokehold in new Ten Thousand Things play
Markell Kiefer's production of Finegan Kruckemeyer's contemporary fable is muscular and fun.
Review: Penumbra's 'Paradise Blue' tackles a haunted Miles Davis-like figure with exquisite power
The gorgeous production completes Dominique Morisseau's Detroit trilogy in Minnesota and is the finest production yet.
Review: A big city kid reimagines the world in new musical premiere at Children's Theatre Company
Well-scored and -acted, 'Milo Imagines the World' shows a lot of promise.
Review: A director's last show in Chanhassen is a moving testament to his heart and style
"Grease," Michael Brindisi's final production at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, sizzles.
Review: After losses in life, two unforgettable players put all their cards on the line in 'Gin Game'
Greta Oglesby and Terry Hempleman hold viewers in thrall at Park Square Theatre in D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Their director died, but they used his death as inspiration to make the show go on
At Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, artistic director Michael Brindisi meant the world to the cast. They honored his legacy Friday night, two days after his death.
Review: New 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' resets show's standard at the Guthrie
Joseph Haj's witty production takes its sweet, bravura time as it luxuriates in a lush world of music and magic.
'Wicked,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Phantom' dominate Hennepin Arts' touring Broadway roster for 2025-26
Regional premieres in the upcoming season also include the suffragist musical "Suffs," the cornpone-themed "Shucked," and the soulful "Wiz."
Guthrie leader reimagines 'A Midsummer Night's Midsummer' for a new generation in uncertain times
Joseph Haj has tapped musician Jack Herrick and a cast that includes Broadway actor Remy Auberjonois for his first-ever Minnesota staging of the classic rom-com.
Michael Brindisi, artistic director of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, dies: 'A total shock'
His death comes two days before the opening of "Grease," a show that was pivotal in his life and which will open as scheduled.
It's back to Rydell High: Chanhassen turns up the heat on 'Grease' with a cast of 'hotties'
Director Michael Brindisi refreshes the star-making musical that "saved" his life.
Review: Think dating horror stories are new? Come meet 'Sweet Charity' at Bloomington's Artistry
The company's charming production pays tribute to original choreographer and director Bob Fosse.
Review: Poignant and pungent, 'Parade' launches its national tour in Minneapolis
The Tony-winning revival had composer Jason Robert Brown and director Michael Arden leaning in at the Orpheum Theatre.
Beat the winter blues with these 8 must-see Twin Cities theater shows
Toe-tapping musicals, favorite comedies and showstopper dramas are on the roster.
What were the 13 best Twin Cities area theater performances of 2024?
The marathon "History Plays," Carole King musical "Beautiful," hilarious "Miz Martha Washington" and groundbreaking "Drawing Lessons" were among the shows that stood out.
Review: Poignant humor and a longing for belonging power Guthrie's must-see 'Heart Sellers'
Lloyd Suh's one-act play is about immigrant strangers who become fast friends one Thanksgiving Day.
Mark the season with a Holiday-ish 'Chocolate,' a satiric 'Carol' and Santa in the 'Twilight Zone'
Here's a round-up of other seasonal shows that you might not want to miss.
Guthrie counterprograms holiday season with a wry 'Heart Sellers' over wine and turkey
Lloyd Suh's 2023 work takes a comic but poignant look at two Asian women's immigrant experience.
Review: Her friends might have died but she's still having them over for 'Dinner'
The Jungle Theater is again staging "Dinner for One," the wryly funny show about an elegant dame who has imaginary friends over to celebrate life.
Review: Eels scoot and 'Mermaids' fly in Ordway's lush holiday musical
"Disney's The Little Mermaid" takes a while to connect emotionally but wins us over with its stunning visuals and inventive theatricality.
Review: With return of grieving star, Penumbra's 'Black Nativity' strikes a deeply personal note
Greta Oglesby helps retell the story of Jesus' birth with righteous, roof-raising conviction at the St. Paul venue.
In a coup, artworks owned by Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz are coming to Minnesota in March
Mia will host the third stop of "Giants," a groundbreaking 100-plus piece show that premiered in February at the Brooklyn Museum.
Ever had a sublime wish to fly like a fish? A reimagined 'Little Mermaid' takes to the air in St. Paul.
The Ordway has imported a splashy new version of the Disney classic for its holiday offering.
Review: History Theatre's 'I Am Betty' returns to roar (and soothe and crackle)
The musical about corporate spokesmodel Betty Crocker has returned for the second year to whip up more froth and sisterhood at the History Theatre.
Review: Ravishing new 'Cinderella' takes her shoe, and her destiny, into her own hands
Latté Da director Justin Lucero delivers a statement with his inaugural production for the company.
Review: Broadway's 'Les Misérables' finds new colors in its record 16th return to Minnesota
Inspiring and full of humor, the show continues to capture hearts and spirits.
A gutsy princess, confused prince and kind stepsister animate Theater Latté Da's 'Cinderella'
New artistic director Justin Lucero hopes that his creativity and audience's imagination will transport show into a magical realm.
Review: Guthrie's 50th anniversary 'Christmas Carol' offers a novel take on the miser
Broadway actor David Beach brings an air of prosperity and merriment to the theater's holiday staple.
Broadway actor's life, role eerily converge in 'Les Miz'
Lindsay Heather Pearce is one of the stars of the national tour of the smash musical.
Syl Jones, provocative opinion writer and pioneer in narrative medicine, dies at 72
Jones championed underdogs and the voiceless and believed that stories help everyone's understanding of themselves and others.
