Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Year: 1987

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Directors: Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill

Documentary

The film offers an intimate behind‑the‑scenes look at the creation of Lily Tomlin’s one‑woman Broadway show, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. It follows Tomlin, writer Jane Wagner and their collaborators through rehearsals, script development, set design and the challenges of mounting the production, revealing the creative process that brought the celebrated comedy to the stage.

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