2024 Law School Musical

Students shimmy on stage in maroon shirts.

1Ls, 2Ls, and LLMs kicked off the show with “A New Year at Chicago Law/Party in the USA.”

Students create a semi-circle around a man with a microphone in his hand.

Rachel Caldwell, ’25; Rosie Gruen, ’25; Daniela Hernandez, LLM ’24; Ulysses Keevan-Lynch, ’25; Elina Bitzika, LLM ’24; Jake Turobiner, ’25; Júlia Ferreira, LLM ’24; and Lexi Harwick, ’26, celebrate their first day back to school after working over the summer in Big Law and public interest.

A student in costume and wig stands in the middle of a half-dozen students on the ground whose arms are reaching out to her.

At a faculty meeting, Professor Adam Chilton, played by Megan Pitt, ’24, is swarmed by students while attempting to make an announcement.

Students in wigs and costumes hold their arms out to the student playing Judge Easterbrook.

Judge Frank Easterbrook, played by Andy Eller, ’24, greets Professors David Weisbach, played by Ellie Maltby, ’24; Geoffrey Stone, played by Jake Pechet, ’24; Alison LaCroix, played by Sarah Roberts, ’24; Judge Diane Wood, played by Isabel Dewhurst, ’24; and John Rappaport, played by Kate Gehling, ’24.

The student playing Judge Easterbrook holds his arm out toward the student playing Professor Masur.

Judge Easterbrook introduces Professor Jonathan Masur, played by Gabbie Zook, ’24, as the “Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Imperial Majesty of the Annual Honorable Judge Frank Hoover Easterbrook Law and Economics Symposium.” The symposium introduces a singing competition among Law School professors to be the keynote speaker.

The student playing Professor Levmore, with a bald cap holds his arms outstretched as he sings.

Professor Saul Levmore, played by Tyler Mikulis, ’24, tells the other professors they shouldn’t even bother competing since he and Professor Adriana Robertson will win the singing competition.

Two students in wigs pump their arms as others look on behind them.

Professors Julie Roin, played by Elise Gramlich, ’24, and Anna-Maria Marshall, played by Cordell Brown, ’24, audition for the symposium keynote by suggesting bringing Enron back and repealing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to the tune of “Sexy Back.”

The students playing Professors Levmore and Robertson cross hands facing each other and look out to the audience.

Professors Levmore and Robertson, played by Maggie Wells, ’24, audition for the keynote presentation, singing that they’re bringing econ back.

Professor Lakier dips Professor Buss as students look on.

Professors Genevieve Lakier and Emily Buss cameo for their audition on Night 1, hoping to bring unblinded grading back.

Professors Rappaport and Casey hold microphones in their hands as they move side to side with students dancing with them.

Professors John Rappaport and Anthony Casey rehearsed their cameo before the show, with director Sophia Houdaigui, ’24, teaching them their part for Night 2.

Two students in wigs and costumes hold microphones and dance.

Professors Aziz Huq, played by Ca-Zao Bui, ’24, and Joshua Macey, played by Houdaigui, miss their audition, but Judge Easterbrook overhears them singing “September” and gives them a callback.

Three students with tie-dye shirts and flowers in their hair hold basketballs as they animatedly talk to each other.

Members of the Environmental Law Society, played by Claire Black, ’25, Desiree Santos, ’25, and Andrew Obeso, ’25, are concerned that Professor Macey is too busy auditioning for the keynote presentation and isn’t preparing for their lunch talk.

Students in wigs and costumes bump hips as they dance.

Professors LaCroix and Hajin Kim, played by Mayson Moody, ’24, join forces to convince Professors Huq and Macey to bow out of the competition singing “Getcha Head in the Frame/Getcha Head in the Game.”

A man in a shirt and tie spins a basketball on his finger.

Dean Thomas J. Miles, played by Brantley Butcher, ’24, shows off his basketball skills.

Three students in black and in wigs stand at the front of the stage.

Professor Rappaport, Judge Wood, and Professor Omri Ben-Shahar, played by Talla Khelghati, ’24, open up about their passions outside of legal academia, singing “Stick to the Law You Know/Stick to the Status Quo.”

A student in a suit and tie with a wig spins with one leg bent and arms outstretched.

Professor Casey, played by Camille N’Diaye, ’24, dances as the Law School goes wild.

Four students in a hallway adjust their wigs and bald caps. One ties a necktie.

Mikulis, Khelghati, Pechet, and Ben Postone, ’24, playing Professor Eric Posner, prepare for the dress rehearsal.

A couple dozen students sit in a semi-circle on the stag as one woman with a microphone provides direction.

Houdaigui and Roberts, co-directors along with Wells, give the cast notes right before the final dress rehearsal.

A couple dozen students strike various poses at the conclusion of a number.

In the end, Professors Huq and Macey win the competition to present the keynote at the “Annual Honorable Judge Frank Hoover Easterbrook Law and Economics Symposium,” and the school celebrates the interdisciplinarity of UChicago Law.

“Law School Musical,” based on “High School Musical,” pits professors against each other to earn the keynote presentation at the “Annual Honorable Judge Frank Hoover Easterbrook Law and Economics Symposium.” Along the way, students and professors learn that varied legal interests follow the footsteps of Dean Harry Bigelow’s commitment to interdisciplinarity.

The play was directed by Sophia Houdaigui, ’24; Sarah Roberts, ’24; and Maggie Wells, ’24. Isabel Dewhurst, ’24, and Kate Gehling, ’24, produced, and Mayson Moody, ’24; Megan Pitt, ’24; and Gabbie Zook, ’24, wrote the musical. Directed by Nathan Hensley, ’25, and Leon Tsai, ’25, the band included Daniel Abraham, ’26; Jacob Chludzinski, ’26; David Doktorman, ’24; Lauren Hinton, ’26; Ryan Liu, ’26; Bridgette Meyer, ’26; and Alex Worley, ’25.