James Van Der Beek Alex Goodlett/Getty Images for Operation Smile Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment James Van Der Beek said Sunday night that he is dropping out of the live Dawson's Creek reunion event due to "two stomach viruses." Lin-Manuel Miranda will replace him for the one-night-only live reading of the pilot script.