Overview
- Producers announced a two‑week New York premiere at the SoHo Playhouse with performances scheduled Aug. 4–17 and tickets available at WeveBeenHereBeforeMusical.com.
- Kraft wrote the book, music and lyrics for We’ve Been Here Before and will star in the solo piece while co‑directing the production with Machel Ross.
- Ben Folds is credited as the show’s music director and a producer and will perform onstage to accompany Kraft alongside an onstage musician whose surname is reported variously as Rudin or Rubin.
- The show follows a 40‑year‑old woman who has a midlife awakening that leads her to learn songwriting while forming a relationship with a secret online confidant and confronting themes such as love, loss and a parent’s addiction.
- Kraft’s prior year of touring with Folds and the production’s short Off‑Broadway run position the piece as a development step to test audience and critical response and to pursue possible commercial transfer opportunities.