www.montereycountynow.com FEBRUARY 19-25, 2026 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 25 ONSTAGE Burlesque has become a staple of local nightlife. And burlesque troupes are always looking for themes, ideas and another pretext to celebrate human sexuality in a relatively innocent group setting. But A Belle Boujee Babe Production is taking it to a quite new level, knowing that the second best thing—next to sensuality—to attract an audience is blood. A Killer Striptease: A Burlesque Murder Mystery is a show that will titillate your senses and make you think at the same time. After all, it is the audience who is asked to solve the mystery and find the murderer. Miss Belle Voilé, a Monterey performer originally from the San Luis Obispo area, has been putting together burlesque shows for about six years now. Soon after she started, she came up with But A Belle Boujee Babe Production, creating a loose group of performers—some local, such as Propritrix, who will host A Killer Striptease—and other regular guests. “They all have their autonomy and perform elsewhere,” Voilé explains. “Marisa [Propritrix] has been at the core of the group since early on. She is not only a great performer, but also a fantastic host. I can count on her to be the face of the show, making sure everything goes exactly how it should be.” Propritrix moved to Monterey from Santa Rosa in 2015 to study film at CSU Monterey Bay. Her love of horror and mystery movies, and knowledge of what makes a good thriller, inspired the upcoming show. “I’m obsessed with Agatha Christie and movies like Clue and mysteries that have elements of comedy drilled in,” she says. “I wanted to try and play off of that. Burlesque is kind of like the perfect setup.” Expect seven different performers and a murder mystery connecting their individual numbers. Each can be a murderer or their victim. It’s up to the audience to decide whodunnit. Each act becomes a confessional striptease of secrets, suspicions and seduction, while the host steers the conversation. Voilé is a character who likes to dominate and is not above giving someone birthday spankings. “People assume you were just going for it from the get-go,” she comments on the art of burlesque. “But it took me years to create my persona. I had to learn how to attack the stage.” A Killer Striptease: A Burlesque Murder Mystery 9pm Saturday, Feb. 21. Live @Heirloom, 344 Main St., Salinas. $25. (831) 998-8824, heirloompizzapie.com/ salinas. RYAN BECK Killing It When murder mystery meets striptease, crime becomes seductive. By Agata Popęda A performance by But A Belle Boujee Babe Production on stage. This informal burlesque group calls Live@Heirloom in Salinas its home base, but performs all over the region. www.folktalewinery.com APRIL FOOL’S EDITION BEST OF SAN FRANCISCO COMEDY COMPETITION ENJOY AN EVENING OF COMEDY IN THE BARREL ROOM AT FOLKTALE WINERY Featuring Auggie Smith, Natalie Diaz and Marcus Howard SATURDAY APRIL 4 Wine Club Members receive a discount. Limited seating this show will sell out. DOORS AT 7:30PM
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