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CSI: VegasstarMandeep Dhillonhas big Broadway aspirations.
Dhillon, one ofPEOPLE’s 2021 Ones to Watch, dreams of one day appearing in a production ofHamilton— though what she envisions for her debut would be a major twist on the hit musical.
“If they were ever to flip the genders onHamilton, I’m there,” she tells PEOPLE. “I am there!”
Dhillon’s admiration for the production, which debuted in 2015, runs deep. She enjoys singing and rapping along toHamilton’s iconic musical numbers to this day.
“I loveHamilton. It’s so good,” she says. “Even now, I will put it on and I’ll rap everything and sing.”
Needles to say, the actress is “always open” to starring inHamilton. “I love singing. I love dancing. I love it all. So yeah, I’m down. Broadway, call me,” she says.
For now, fans can catch Dhillon onCSI: Las Vegas, which premiered Oct. 6.
“All the characters are so well developed, and everyone’s got so many layers to them,” says Dhillon, who plays witty Level II CSI Allie Rajan. “Everyone’s got their past story or stuff going on in their personal lives.”
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According to the actress, her character’s “really detailed” backstory is what attracted her to the part.
Dhillon also admires Allie’s brains, having graduated from Harvard. “I’m intelligent, but not in science. I wish, but no,” she says. “I love that she’s proud of who she is.”
“I can’t say too much about it, but I’m really excited about it. I’ve been developing it alongside filmingCSI, which was wild because I’m developing it with someone here in the U.K.,” she says. “So I would be waking up at 5:00 a.m., doing writing sessions, and then going to film for 12 hours on set. And then coming back home, learning lines, and going to bed to wake up at five in the morning again. So it was a lot. It was a lot, but worth it. It’s so worth it.”
CSI: Las Vegasairs Wednesdays (10 p.m. ET) on CBS.
source: people.com
