Overview

• Van Der Beek pulled out just hours before the September 22 live reading, citing two stomach viruses in an Instagram post.
• The charity event for Fuck Cancer went ahead at New York's Richard Rodgers Theatre with much of the original cast present.
• A prerecorded video from Van Der Beek played at the venue, where he thanked attendees and introduced Lin-Manuel Miranda as his stand-in.
• The actor has been public about a colorectal cancer diagnosis since November 2024.
• He said Michelle Williams had offered in January to organize the reunion for him, and he expressed gratitude for fans' and colleagues' support.