The celebrities of “Dawson’s Creek” are reuniting for the primary time in 22 years — and it is all for a particular trigger.
James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Michelle Williams and extra will collect collectively Sept. 22 on the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York Metropolis, based on an Aug. 20 press launch.
The solid will give a stay studying of the present’s pilot episode for a one-night-only charity occasion known as “Dawson’s Creek Class Reunion.”
The occasion will profit the nonprofit F Most cancers and Van Der Beek, who introduced final 12 months that he’d been identified with Stage 3 colorectal most cancers.
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The previous stars of “Dawson’s Creek” will reunite on Sept. 22 for a one-night-only fundraising occasion.
Van Der Beek, Holmes, Jackson and Williams might be joined onstage by a number of different stars of the present, together with Mary Beth Peil, John Wesley Shipp, Mary-Margaret Humes, Nina Repeta, Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe and Busy Philipps.
Kevin Williamson, who created “Dawson’s Creek,” will function one of many profit’s producers.
“I’m so excited to reunite with James, Michelle, Katie, Joshua, and our ‘Dawson’s Creek’ household for such a particular evening.” Williamson stated in an announcement. “‘Dawson’s Creek’ modified my life. What started as a private story a couple of younger man and his mates navigating their approach by way of the challenges of life grew to become a lot greater than I ever dreamed. It created an everlasting fandom and legacy all around the world.
“I am so honored to be a part of it and to support our beautiful friend, James, as we continue to navigate our way through life and its many challenges,” he added.
Williams stated in a separate assertion that the present’s stars “grew up in Capeside,” the present’s fictional Massachusetts setting, the place they fashioned “a bond that may final 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,” Williams added.
Van Der Beek teased the occasion by sharing a throwback image on Instagram that confirmed him posing alongside Jackson, Holmes and Williams. He set the picture to the present’s theme track, “I Don’t Want to Wait” by Paula Cole, and included the quote, “If we were truly meant to be, then we’ll find a way back to each other.”
“Dawson’s Creek” aired on The WB from 1998-2003 and adopted a gaggle of younger folks by way of their teenage and younger grownup years.
Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes star within the upcoming dramedy “Happy Hours.” (James Devaney / GC Photos)
Van Der Beek went public together with his most cancers analysis in November 2024.
The 48-year-old actor instructed TODAY.com in July that since his analysis, he’s been training yoga, experimenting with a keto weight loss program and discovering different methods to help his well being.
“I’m simply on the journey. … It’s a course of. It’ll most likely be a course of for the remainder of my life,” he shared.
Van Der Beek, who was 46 when he realized he had most cancers, stated the analysis got here as a shock.
“I ate in addition to I may. I used to be wholesome. I used to be in wonderful cardiovascular form,” he stated. “There was no reason in my mind that I should have gotten a positive diagnosis.”
Since his analysis, Van Der Beek has been dedicated to spreading consciousness in regards to the significance of early screenings and detection as extra folks below 50 are being identified.
“Guys I see on the gasoline station, folks come as much as me at a espresso store, I admire it each time,” he stated of followers who thank him for his candor about his well being.
“That’s been stuff that really makes me cry. When people say, ‘I got checked, I got a colonoscopy, I got a polyp removed,’ … just to save somebody that journey.”
Tickets for “Dawson’s Creek Class Reunion” go on sale Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. ET on the Broadway Direct web site.
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