Lin-Manuel Miranda is reflecting on his short-lived time as James Van Der Beek's Dawson Leery. When Van Der Beek, 48, shared that he would be absent from the Dawson's Creek reunion as he battles an illness, he announced that the Broadway star, 45, would be stepping up. Miranda went on to portray the titular character in a reading of the show's pilot on Monday, September 22, alongside OG stars Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and more.