Scenes from Law School Musical 2026: 'Chilllton'

A woman in a charcoal suit wearing a crown stands amidst a group of kneeling cast members.

Deborah Meirowitz, ’27, stands center stage wearing a crown as the cast of “Chilllton” kneels in tribute around her. Meirowitz starred in this year’s Law School Musical as the show’s parodied version of Dean Adam Chilton.

A woman in a gray blazer sings with her hands outstretched.

Lexi Harwick, ’26, delivers a solo number during “Chilllton”, the 2026 Law School Musical at UChicago Law.

A man in a grey suit wearing a lei necklace sings for the audience.

Ryan Jain-Liu, ’26, performs as Professor Douglas Baird during a scene from “Chilllton.” The show’s cast parodied Law School faculty members and campus life, with students donning wigs, costumes, and other props to portray their professors.

A group of cast members dances under warm stage lights.

Cast members dance under warm amber stage lights during one of the ensemble numbers. Choreography for the show was led by Jacqueline Hillman, ’26, with support from Vivian Heerens, ’27, and Kaitryana Leinbach, ’26.

Two cast members, one woman in a red skirt and a man in a UChicago Law t-shirt, dance together.

Jacqueline Hillman, ’26, and Josh Sheppard, ’26, dance together. Cast members behind them don Law School t-shirts.

A performer in a blue dress and grey wig strikes a pose on-stage.

Kaitryana Leinbach, ’26, takes the spotlight in a blue dress and grey wig. The full ensemble strikes a pose behind her during one of the show’s hilarious numbers.

A man is dressed as a cow in a comedic scene in the show.

A comedic scene brings together several of the show’s quirkier characters, including the Green Lounge Cow (officially called A-Cow-Demia).

Two students play violins while reading sheet music.

Students brought the show to life with live musical performances. This year’s band included: Daniel Abraham, ’26, Jacob Gochis, ’27, Alfredo Hernández, ’27, Lauren Hinton, ’26, Sisto Jacobo, ’28, Jared Montney, ’28, Sam Rehorst (community member), Megan Smejkal, ’28, and Patrick Wu, ’27.

A large group of cast members pose onstage together.

The full cast poses onstage for the show’s finale. The student-written and student-produced musical was performed on April 9 and 10, 2026, and was directed by Lexi Harwick, ’26, and Ronja Kleinholz, ’26

The show’s humor drew on life at the Law School and it poked fun at everything from faculty quirks to campus dining.

Three performers dressed in Western attire strike a pose onstage.

The Cowgirl trio and the Green Lounge Cow take the stage in cowboy hats and boots during a Western-themed number, with projected lyrics urging the audience to sing along.

Two women in black-and-white checkered pants dance during a musical number.

Performers in matching black-and-white checkered pants dance during the show’s rideshare number, a send-up of the shuttle service familiar to all UChicago students. Other cast members ride in folding chairs behind them.

A member of the Learned Band annotates sheet music backstage during the performance.

A man in a blue shirt stands beside an orange-haired woman in a black sweater.

Professors William Birdthistle and Alison LaCroix made special faculty appearances.

Students at the Law School took the stage on April 9 and 10 for Chilllton, the 2026 edition of the annual Law School Musical. A parody of Disney’s Frozen built around the school’s new dean, Adam Chilton, the student-written and produced show continues a beloved, long-running tradition of lampooning faculty, campus rituals, and law school life through original scripts and parody songs set to familiar tunes.

Deborah Meirowitz, ’27, starred as the parodied Dean Chilton, and the cast of more than 60 students performed alongside a live student band. The show was directed by Lexi Harwick, ’26, and Ronja Kleinholz, ’26, produced by Leah Cussen, ’26, and Kaitryana Leinbach, ’26, and written by Keyana Banisadre, ’26, Kaitlyn O'Leary, ’26, and Amanda Van Dyck, ’26.