TV Dawson's Creek alums James Van Der Beek and Mary Beth Peil reunite By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on November 3, 2017 02:02PM EDT Michelle Williams and Mary Beth Peil on 'Dawson's Creek'. Photo: Fred Norris/The WB Dawson and Grams meet again! James Van Der Beek and Mary Beth Peil, who were both on the hit WB drama Dawson’s Creek, had a mini cast reunion in New York City when Van Der Beek went to see Peil in her Tony-nominated turn as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna in Anastasia. Van Der Beek shared a photograph of the two in legendary Broadway hangout Sardi’s on his Instagram account, writing: “The family you make along the way ❤ (btw – the amazing #MaryBethPeil is not on the gram, but you can see her on Bway in her Tony-nominated performance in @anastasiabway ).” The two met while working as two of the series regulars on Dawson’s Creek. Van Der Beek portrayed the titular teen heartthrob Dawson Leery, while Peil made a name for herself as the only adult character who steadily maintained a series regular contract as Jen Lindley’s (Michelle Williams) grandmother.