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