The Dawson’s Creek gang is heading back to Woodside — kind of. On Aug. 20, it was announced that the entire cast of Dawson’s Creek will hold a reunion for the first time since the series ended in 2003, coming together for one night only in support of star James Van Der Beek, who revealed his diagnosis of stage 3 colorectal cancer in November.
The “Class Reunion” will take place on Sept. 22, when the cast will conduct a live script reading of the show’s 1998 premiere episode. Van Der Beek will be joined by his former co-stars Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson , Mary Beth Peil, John Wesley Shipp, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Nina Repeta.
Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe, and Busy Philipps will also take part, despite joining the series after its first season, reading “va