NEW YORK -- The "Dawson's Creek" class reunion went on without its star classmate on Monday night, though he did make a brief video appearance.

Lin-Manuel Miranda stepped in the role of Dawson Leery after James Van Der Beek announced he would miss the hit show's one-night-only stage reunion due to an illness.

Van Der Beek introduced Miranda with a video introduction at the event, which was put on in support of F Cancer and Van Der Beek.

"Reading the role of Dawson, a young up-and-comer. Say hello to Lin-Manuel Miranda," Van Der Beek said in the video.

At the conclusion of the event, Van Der Beek's wife Kimberly Van Der Beek and their children joined the cast onstage to sing the show's hit theme song.

Van Der Beek , who was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2023, wrote in

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