Back by popular demand (and understandably so), “Jane Austen in 89 Minutes” is a hilarious and insightful review of all six of Jane Austen’s published novels. Written and directed by Syrie James, this encore performance of Theatre 40’s hit play is made all the more enjoyable by its venue, the Minstrel Gallery of the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Although the mansion was built in the 1920s in the Tudor Revival style, the surroundings enhance the play’s Regency-era costum

Mandy Foster (Emma) and Jeff Lowe (Mr. Knightley in “Jane Austen’s Emma, The Musical” at Chance Theater (Photo by Benjamin Busch) Some...