After dropping out due to illness, James Van Der Beek made a surprise virtual appearance at a Dawson’s Creek reunion this week. Article content

The cast came together Monday in New York City to do a “Class Reunion” live reading of the show’s pilot episode to benefit F Cancer and Van Der Beek, who has colon cancer, more than two decades after the series finale. Article content Article content

Van Der Beek, who played Dawson Leery on the teen drama, had to skip the one-night only event after coming down with two different stomach viruses. With Lin-Manuel Miranda filling in for him, the 48-year-old actor thanked fans in a pre-recorded video.

“I have been looking forward to this night for months and months ever since my angel Michelle Williams said she was putting it together,” Van

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