“Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Been made a surprise video appearance during Monday night’s sold-out Broadway reunion despite being too ill to attend in person.

The 48-year-old actor, who revealed last November that he has stage 3 colorectal cancer , announced on Sunday he was sidelined by health issues. He was due to join other cast members from popular late 1990s coming-of-age drama for a live reading of the series’ first episode at the Richard Rodgers Theatre . In his place was “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who took the stage at the home of his long-running Broadway show.

“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 Der Beek said in a prerecorded video before the ta

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