James Van Der Beek Forced to Drop Out of Dawsons Creek Reunion Due to Illness, Lin-Manuel Miranda to Replace Him in Script Reading

James Van Der Beek took to Instagram Sunday evening to reveal he will not be joining Mondays Dawsons Creek reunion due to a stomach illness. The actor announced last November that he was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer. Luckily for fans, he has a Tony-winning understudy to take his place in the table read: []