James Van Der Beek stated Sunday evening that he’s dropping out of the dwell Dawson’s Creek reunion occasion resulting from “two abdomen viruses.”
Lin-Manuel Miranda will exchange him for the one-night-only dwell studying of the pilot script.
The occasion, which can profit the group F Most cancers, is ready to characteristic authentic stars Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Mary Beth Peil, John Wesley Shipp, Mary-Margaret Humes, Nina Repeta, Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe and Busy Phillips. It’s going to happen Monday in New York Metropolis on the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
Van Der Beek, who revealed final yr that he had been recognized with stage 3 colorectal most cancers, shared the information on Instagram.
“That is the night I’d been wanting ahead to MOST since my angel Michelle Williams stated she was placing it collectively, means again in January… So you possibly can think about how gutted I used to be when two abdomen viruses conspired to knock me out of fee and hold me grounded on the worst potential second,” he wrote. “Regardless of each effort… I received’t get to be there. I received’t get to face on that stage and thank each soul within the theater for displaying up for me, and in opposition to most cancers, after I wanted it most.”
He additionally expressed his admiration and incredulity that Hamilton mastermind Miranda could be taking on the function of Dawson Leery, whom Van Der Beek portrayed on the present from 1998–2003.
“However I DO have an understudy,” he wrote. “A ridiculously overqualified alternative who would have been #1 on my wishlist (had I ever dreamed he’d be accessible). Somebody my children would undoubtedly take into account an improve over me… Plus, he already is aware of the right way to get to the theater. In order that’s handy.”
Van Der Beek realized of his most cancers prognosis in August 2023 and shared the information publicly in November 2024. He stated his most cancers was detected through colonoscopy.
Learn his full Instagram submit beneath.