The cast of “Dawson’s Creek” is reuniting after more than 20 years for a one-night-only event on Broadway. But tickets are already sold out.
Stars of the late 1990s teen drama are all set to appear at a charity event on Sept. 22 at New York City’s Richard Rodgers Theatre for a live reading of the series’ first episode to support James Van Der Beek, who is battling colorectal cancer, and benefit the nonprofit F Cancer.
Tickets ranging from $199 to $2,500 reportedly sold out in 12 minutes when they went on sale Friday morning.
Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Mary Beth Peil, John Wesley Shipp, Mary-Margaret Humes, Nina Repeta, Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe and Busy Philipps and Van Der Beek are all confirmed to gather in front of a live audience for the first time since the popular seaside set series wrapped in 2003.
“Dawson’s Creek,” about a group of friends in a fictional Massachusetts town, originally aired for six seasons and launched the careers of many of the young actors who appeared on the show.
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The cast of “Dawson’s Creek” (L to R) Michelle Williams, James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson are pictured in 1997. (Getty)
While Philipps, Smith and Monroe were not in the original “Dawson’s Creek” pilot episode, they plan to read “various roles” during the live event. Series creator Kevin Williamson is also on board with the reunion as a producer.
“I am so excited to reunite with James, Michelle, Katie, Joshua, and our ‘Dawson’s Creek’ family for such a special night. ‘Dawson’s Creek’ changed my life,” Williamson said in the announcement. “What began as a personal story about a young man and his friends navigating their way through the challenges of life became so much more than I ever dreamed. It created an enduring fandom and legacy all over 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.”
Van Der Beek, who played the titular character Dawson Leery from 1998 to 2003, opened up about his stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis in November 2024. At the time, the actor revealed he had been “privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it.”
“There’s reason for optimism, and I’m feeling good,” he told People magazine.
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Thomas Kail and Michelle Williams are pictured in April. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Williams, the five-time Oscar-nominated actress, is married to Tony Award winner Thomas Kail — the director of “Hamilton,” which plays at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The “Dawson’s Creek” reunion will take place on a Monday when the regular production is off.
“We grew up in Capeside, and that’s a bond that will last a lifetime,” Williams said. “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.”
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