to get out from under his domination. As her vehicle toward that end, she chooses Will, a gentle and illiterate master shoemaker working in Hobson's basement." The review goes on: "Much of the problem would seem to be rooted in the casting. Jack Warden is an accomplished actor but he is at his best in the big-city settings of New York, Chicago or Los Angeles. He is not terribly persuasive as a New Orleans gentleman, albeit a drunken one. Sharon Gless is more successful with Maggie, giving the character an admirably unyielding integrity. But her performance doesn't quite jibe with that of Richard Thomas as Will." Broadway The 1966 Broadway musical Walking Happy is based on the play. Ballet An English ballet adaptation of the same title, with choreography by David Bintley and music by Paul Reade, premiered on 13 February 1989 by Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, London. A video production of the ballet has been seen on television broadcasts and released on DVD. West End In June 2016, Hobson's Choice opened at The Vaudeville Theatre, running until 10 September 2016.Martin Shaw played Hobson. References External links Project Gutenberg ebook Hobson's Choice at the Internet Broadway Database 1916 plays Plays by Harold Brighouse