Friends with rock singer Alice Cooper upon directing the "Welcome to My Nightmare" Tour in the  mid 1970s for Cooper, he hired a ballerina named Sheryl with whom Cooper remains married to this day.
(meta data) TITLE: Alice Cooper Pays Tribute To 'Welcome To My Nightmare' Concert Film Director David Winters - Blabbermouth.net (meta data) AUTHOR: Blabbermouth # Blabbermouth.net - # ALICE COOPER Pays Tribute To 'Welcome To My Nightmare' Concert Film Director DAVID WINTERS April 25, 2019 Alice Cooper has paid tribute to the British-born, Emmy-nominated choreographer, actor, producer, screenwriter and director David Winters, who recently passed away. Winters, whose credits include projects with Cooper, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, THE MONKEES and Elvis Presley, the Oscar-winning film "West Side Story" and the 1964 concert film "T.A.M.I. Show", had turned 80 on April 5. He had reportedly been sick for awhile. Cooper took to his Twitter earlier today to write: "David Winters realized what we were trying to do in 1975 with our rock production of 'Welcome To My Nightmare'. He saw the potential of merging hard rock Alice Cooper with theater. We chose him as director/choreographer because he portrayed A-Rab in the classic film 'West Side Story'. That film was a huge influence on us as a band. But most of all, David selected an 18-year-old ballerina out of hundreds of top-notch auditioning L.A. dancers to dance on the 'Welcome To My Nightmare' concert tour. That dancer (Sheryl) and I are still happily married after 43 years. I could not have found a more kindred spirit than David." David participated in over 150 television series, television specials, and motion pictures. His accolades include a 1967 Emmy nomination for "Movin' With Nancy", a TV program starring Nancy Sinatra. The "Welcome to My Nightmare" 1976 concert film accompanied the album, the stage show (also produced, directed and choreographed by Winters) by the same name and the TV special "Alice Cooper: The Nightmare". Though it failed at the box office, it later became a midnight movie favorite and a cult classic. Rest In Peace David Winters.https://t.co/p2GHYg8qdl pic.twitter.com/fNDXkdh0QG — Alice Cooper (@alicecooper) April 25, 2019 ### COMMENTS To comment on a story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. 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Show, has died, according to published reports. He had turned 80 on April 5; the cause of death was not cited. According to a published obituary by Suzanna Bowling in Times Square Chronicles, Winters "was the first tap dancer to be recorded, first dance choreographer to be nominated in the history of the Emmys in the Special Classification of Individual Achievements category, before the Outstanding Achievement in Choreography category was created." Watch: Winters created the dance The Freddie, as performed by Freddie and the Dreamers In all, Winters produced and directed over 80 feature films and 200 television programs and TV movies. Born in London, Winters appeared in the Broadway production of West Side Story as well as the film, in which he played the role of A-rab, a member of The Jets. Watch the spectacular opening sequence of West Side Story; Winters is in the red shirt During that time, according to many biographies of Winters, he teamed up with future megastar Paul Simon in a duo or group called David Winters and the West Siders. He then began concentrating on dance choreography, working with the dancers on the rock TV program Hullaballoo and crating the dance the Freddie, part of the act of the British group Freddie and the Dreamers. He worked with Presley and Ann-Margret on Viva Las Vegas, then three more with Elvis and four more with Ann-Margret, and on The T.A.M.I. Show, where dancers flanked the performers, among whom were the Rolling Stones, James Brown and the Beach Boys. The above-noted Emmy nomination came in 1967 for Movin' With Nancy, a TV program starring Nancy Sinatra. David Winters (r.) with Paul Newman on the set of Once Upon a Wheel (Photo from Wikipedia) Related: Our Classic Video of Viva Las Vegas Winters directed two episodes of The Monkees and worked on films and TV programs starring such box office giants as Paul Newman, Raquel Welch, Tom Jones and Rudolf Nureyev. He also directed Alice Cooper's Welcome to My Nightmare concert film. On April 25, Cooper mourned Winters in a statement on his Facebook page: "David Winters… saw the potential of merging hard rock Alice Cooper with theater. We chose him as director/choreographer because he portrayed A-rab in the classic film, West Side Story. That film was a huge influence on us as a band. "But most of all, David selected an 18-year-old ballerina out of hundreds of top notch auditioning LA dancers to dance on the "Welcome to My Nightmare" concert tour. That dancer (Sheryl) and I are still happily married after 43 years. I could not have found a more kindred spirit than David." He choreographed the 1976 remake of A Star Is Born with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, as well as the TV movie Star Wars Holiday Special. In 1981, he choreographed and served as creative consultant for the TV special Diana, starring Diana Ross, Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. Watch a David Winters dance performance on Hullaballoo from 1965 Winters authored a book, Tough Guys Do Dance, in 2018. "So sorry to hear about the passing of the great choreographer/dancer #DavidWinters. Not only did he direct a couple of episodes of the Monkees but he staged/directed our very first concert show. He also became a good friend. We mourn the loss of another great talent. 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