Lin-Manuel Miranda has joked standing in for James Van Der Beek fell below his “godfather” duties.
Lin-Manuel Miranda opens up on final minute Dawson’s Creek reunion position
The theatre legend was a final minute substitute for the Dawson’s Creek actor – who’s battling stage 3 colorectal most cancers – on the forged reunion occasion on Monday (22.09.25) because the 48-year-old star was battling “two abdomen viruses”.
In an Instagram put up reflecting on the emotional charity occasion, Lin-Manuel revealed how his pal Thomas Kail – who directed Hamilton and is married to Michelle Williams – introduced him on board as a final minute favour.
He wrote: “Kail referred to as over the weekend: @vanderjames caught a virus and was unable to journey to NY for the Dawson’s Creek reunion Monday.
“Now I’m godfather to Tommy and Michelle’s child, so filling in for Dawson final minute falls below basic protection.”
He described being a part of the occasion as an “immense privilege”, whereas evaluating your entire state of affairs to “an episode of Quantum Leap”.
He added: “what occurred subsequent was for me, extra like being in an episode of Quantum Leap;
“I had the immense privilege of being current as an understudy so that individuals’s love for James, his household, and this unimaginable forged and present might reverberate all around the Rodgers and the world.”
The Mary Poppins Returns actor additionally revealed how he was sending pictures and movies to James throughout rehearsals and the present itself.
Michelle was reunited with castmates Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson on the occasion, whereas James – who portrayed Dawson Leery within the present – needed to pull out of the reside studying of the pilot episode in assist of the F Most cancers charity, however he nonetheless appeared as a shock through a video.
He wrote 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’ll be able to think about how gutted I used to be when two abdomen viruses conspired to knock me out of fee and preserve me grounded on the worst potential second.
“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 theatre for exhibiting up for me, and towards most cancers, after I wanted it most.”
