Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek’s children join cast to raise money for cancer charity

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The children of Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek sang the show’s theme tune on stage with other members of the cast at a reunion event after he could not attend due to illness. Van Der Beek had said he was “gutted” to miss the special night, which was attended by his former co-stars including Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson. In a pre-recorded video shown at the event, Van Der Beek said: “I had been looking forward to this night for months and months and months. I can’t believe I don’t get to hug my cast-mates.”PA Media Dawson’s Creek ran for six seasons from 1998 until 2003. He added: “The role of Dawson, usually played by James Van Der Beek… will be played by Lin-Manuel Miranda.