James Van Der Beek Forced to Drop Out of ‘Dawson’s 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 Monday’s “Dawson’s Creek” reunion due to a stomach illness. Luckily for fans, he has a Tony-winning understudy to take his place: Lin-Manuel Miranda.
“This is the evening I’d been looking forward to MOST since my angel Michelle Williams said she was putting it together, way back in January,” he wrote. “So you can imagine how gutted I was when two stomach viruses conspired to knock me out of commission and keep me grounded at the worst possible moment. Despite every effort… I won’t get to be there.”
“But I DO have an understudy,” he contiuned. “A ridiculously overqualified replacement who would have been #1 on my wishlist (had I ever dreamed he’d be available). Someone my kids would definitely consider an upgrade over me… Plus, he already knows how to get to the theater. So that’s convenient. The role of “Dawson”, usually played by James Van Der Beek…Will be played by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Can’t belive I just got to type that.”
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