James Van Der Beek arrives at the premiere of ‘Overcompensating’ at Hollywood Palladium on May 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek has announced he will miss the hit show’s one-night-only stage reunion Monday night and will be replaced by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The actor shared his disappointment over missing Monday’s reunion, a charity fundraising event to support F Cancer and Van Der Beek. You were a hero to my kids before… now you’re a demigod.”ABC News has reached out to a representative for Van Der Beek for comment. The show will include a live reading of the Dawson’s Creek pilot episode, which first aired in 1998.