Overview

• James Van Der Beek announced on Instagram Sunday that two stomach viruses will keep him from Monday’s live table read.
• He named Lin-Manuel Miranda as his understudy to portray Dawson Leery for the benefit performance.
• The event is a staged reading of the 1998 pilot at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City.
• Proceeds support F Cancer, with Michelle Williams leading the effort alongside producers Kevin Williamson, Greg Berlanti, Thomas Kail and director Jason Moore.
• Original stars including Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson are set to attend, and Van Der Beek said he will watch remotely from a bed in Austin.