Before James Van Der Beek was telling Jen, “I love you. I love you not,” in Dawson’s Creek, he starred in I Love You, I Love You Not. He looked the same as he did when he was 18 in that 1996 movie.
Before James Van Der Beek was all about Jen and Joey on Dawson’s Creek, he was into Clarissa on Clarissa Explains It All. How sweet was the 16-year-old during his acting debut in 1993?
To see what Meiissa Joan Hart said about his passing, then click here!
Yesterday, the cast of Dawson’s Creek reunited, the first time in over 20 years, for a table read of the 1998 pilot to raise money for James Van Der Beek, who is battling stage 3 colorectal cancer.
Sadly, the actor was not able to be there because he got hit by two stomach viruses. The negatives of having six children is that they are germ spreaders.
Talking about those six children, Olivia, 14, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 9, Gwendolyn, 6, and Jeremiah, 2, were all there, along with their mom, Kimberly.
The Van Der Beeks joined Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Mary Beth Peil, John Wesley Shipp, Mary-Margaret Humes, Nina Repeta, Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe, Busy Phillips, and Lin-Manuel Miranda (who played Dawson for the night) on stage when they took their bow.
It was an emotional night for everyone involved. But the most emotional moment was when they played JVDB’s surprise message to the audience. To hear what he said, then click here!
Tonight is the massive Dawson’s Creek reunion, but someone won’t be there. Dawson himself was forced to cancel at the last minute because of an illness.
James Van Der Beek wrote: This is the evening I’d been looking forward to MOST since my angel Michelle Williams said she was putting it together, way back in January…
So you can imagine how gutted I was when two stomach viruses conspired to knock me out of commission and keep me grounded at the worst possible moment.
Despite every effort… I won’t get to be there. I won’t get to stand on that stage and thank every soul in the theater for showing up for me, and against cancer, when I needed it most.
But I DO have an understudy. A ridiculously overqualified replacement who would have been #1 on my wishlist (had I ever dreamed he’d be available). Someone my kids would definitely consider an upgrade over me… Plus, he already knows how to get to the theater. So that’s convenient.
The role of “Dawson”, usually played by James Van Der Beek…
Will be played by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Can’t believe I just got to type that.
Everyone please enjoy all the love in that room. Shine some on my family. I will be beaming and receiving from afar in a bed in Austin.
And thank you @lin_manuel . You were a hero to my kids before… now you’re a demigod
Hopefully, he will be better soon and reunited with his friends from Capeside. Massachusetts, soon.
Ever since Dawson’s Creek ended its six-season run in 2003, fans have been wanting a reunion. And they are finally getting one.
Well, sort of. For the first time since they filmed the series finale, eleven of the cast members are getting together in New York City to raise money for Fuck Cancer and James Van Der Beek. James revealed in November that he is battling stage 3 colorectal cancer.
Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Mary Beth Peil, John Wesley Shipp, Mary-Margaret Humes, Nina Repeta, Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe, and Busy Phillips will be holding a table read of the pilot episode. The latter three were not part of the first episode, which aired on January 20, 1998, so the trio will be reading other parts.
Michelle Williams said in a statement, “We grew up in Capeside, and that’s a bond that will last a lifetime. We wanted to gather around our dear friend James and remind him that we are all here. We always have been, and we always will be. And I know the fans of ‘Dawson’s Creek’ feel the same way.”
And fans can be there for them by buying tickets to the table read, which will take place on September 22nd at the Richard Rodgers Theater.
If the organizers are smart, they will put it online and allow fans, outside of Manhattan, to purchase tickets to the screening.
