Welcome to My Life (disambiguation)
Welcome to My Life may refer to:
Welcome to My Nightmare (film)
Welcome to My Nightmare is a 1976 music concert film of Alice Cooper's show of the same name.
It was produced, directed and choreographed by David Winters.
The film accompanied the album, the stage show (also produced, directed and choreographed by Winters) by the same name and the TV special , the first ever rock music video album, starring Cooper and Vincent Price in person.
Though it failed at the box office, it later became a midnight movie favorite and a cult classic.
In 1975, Alice Cooper released his first solo album, "Welcome to My Nightmare", and a huge theatrical stage show was created and put together by Winters to 'tour the album'.
While in the past the Alice Cooper stage show was semi-improvisatory, with confrontational elements of violence and satire (see "Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper"), the new production was purely horror-themed and professionally choreographed and performed to the split second
(Winters had a long history of choreographing and directing big celebrity films, stage and TV shows starring in the cast of West Side Story and choreographing 4 films with Elvis Presley and 5 films with Ann-Margret).
With the edginess removed (gone were the bloody guillotine, the spit and the skewered baby dolls, although "Only Women Bleed" presented a drunken, physically abusive side to the character), the "Welcome to
My Nightmare" show was part a carefully planned move toward a more mainstream-friendly 'Alice'.
"Welcome to My Nightmare" was a phantasmagorical exposition of music and theatre themed around a nightmare experienced by a young boy named Steven.
Costing US$600,000 to produce, the show was a grand visual spectacle with an elaborate stage set, pre-filmed projections, four dancers, and elaborate costumes.
Set in a graveyard/bedroom, a well-drilled band ran through the new album and a selection of older hits, while Alice encountered giant spiders, dancing skeletons, faceless silver demons and a 9-foot 'cyclops'.
Concert footage was taken from a series of London shows at the Wembley Arena on September 11–12, 1975, but the film was a box office failure in its original 1976 release.
However, like "Phantom of the ParadiseThe Rocky Horror Picture Show" and others, "Welcome to My Nightmare" found a low-volume but dependable audience on the midnight movie circuit.
The film is out of sequence with the live show, and the final "Department of Youth" segment has some post-production inserts.
The film was first issued commercially on VHS in 1981, with numerous reissues since.
A DVD issue was released in 2002, with the US version featuring commentary by Cooper.
Before "Some Folks", a short medley was performed as the dancers danced in their skeleton costumes.
The medley consisted of "Halo of Flies" (from Cooper's "Killer" album), "The Black Widow", and "Didn't We Meet" (which would be released on Cooper's next album, "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell").
David Winters (choreographer)
David Winters (April 5, 1939 – April 23, 2019) was an English-American actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, film distributor, director and screenwriter.
Winters participated in over 150 television series, television specials, and motion pictures.
His accolades include two Emmy Award nominations, a Peabody Award, a Christopher Award, and many more.
At a young age, he was seen acting in film and television projects such as "Lux Video TheatreNaked CityMister PeepersRock, Rock, Rock", and "Roogie's Bump."
He received some attention in Broadway musicals for his roles in "West Side Story" and "Gypsy."
In the film adaptation of "West Side Story" he was one of the few to be re-cast.
It became the highest grossing motion picture of that year, and won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
While Winters continued acting, he gained recognition for his dance choreography.
He was frequently seen on television with his troupe David Winters Dancers in various variety shows most notably "Hullabaloo" where he was the first to choreograph the Watusi, originated the Freddy, and popularized several dances in the 1960s.
He was a common collaborator of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret including their hit film "
Viva Las Vegas".
Other dance choreography credits include "T.A.M.I.
ShowSend Me
No FlowersBillieA Star Is Born", and more.
For the TV movie "Movin' with Nancy", he is noted to be the first dance choreographer to be nominated in the history of the Emmys in the category Special Classification of Individual Achievements before the category Outstanding Achievement in Choreography (for which he was also nominated) was created.
He eventually became a director and a producer starting with a streak of star-studded TV specials including "Raquel!"
and "Once Upon a Wheel".
His first theatrical release was the concert film
it is noted for imaginative costumes and set.
He also directed "The Last Horror Film.
" It was Joe Spinell's second lead role and his last collaboration with Caroline Munro.
Another directorial effort was the teenage romance skateboarding film "Thrashin", starring Josh Brolin in his first lead.
In the mid 1980s, Winters opened his own production and distribution company, Action International Pictures, within this enterprise he mostly produced for other directors, a number of them by directed by David A. Prior starring his brother Ted.
Some of these cult classics include "Deadly PreyAerobicideSpace Mutiny", and "Mankillers."
From then on he specialized in action-oriented films many with recurring actors such as Robert Ginty, David Carradine, Robert Davi, Jan-Michael Vincent, Cameron Mitchell, and Oliver Reed.
From 2000 to 2019, Winters remained an active member of the film industry.
Some of these efforts includes acting in mini series "Blackbeard" with Angus Macfadyen, and Jessica Chastain and the Sundance winner "Teddy Bear," as well as producing the historical epic "The King Maker" with Gary Stretch and John Rhys Davies.
He also produced, directed, and co-starred in two award-winning films "Welcome 2 Ibiza," with Gary Busey and Mackenzie Astin, and , with winners and runners-up of the TV shows "
So You Think You Can Dance" and "Dancing with the Stars," this ensemble is led by Witney Carson and also co-stars Gary Daniels.
His last output was his memoir "Tough Guys Do Dance," about his journey in the film industry.
Aliakbar Campwala
Aliakbar Campwala( born Mumbai) is an Indian actor, film maker, and director, originally from India, who lives in the United Kingdom.
He is best known for his role in the film" 7 Welcome to London".
Alice Cooper: The Nightmare
Alice Cooper:
The Nightmare was a conceptual television special showcasing the music of the" Welcome To My Nightmare" album by Alice Cooper.
It originally broadcast in North America on April 25, 1975, by ABC.
In the TV special, Alice Cooper stars as" Steven" who is trapped in a nightmare he ca n't wake up from and tries to escape.
Vincent Price also appears throughout the special, starring as the" Spirit of the Nightmare".
The special features the" Welcome To My Nightmare" album in its entirety, with the addition of the song" Ballad of Dwight Fry" from the Alice Cooper album" Love It to Death".
In 1983 the TV special was released on VHS and Betamax home video in the US.
The TV special was released on DVD titled" Welcome to My Nightmare: Special Edition" on September 8, 2017- which also serves as a re-release of the 1976 concert film," Welcome to My Nightmare".
Robyn Blythe
Robyn
Blythe is an American former dancer and actress active in the 1970s and 1980s, best known for her featured role in Alice Cooper's film" Welcome to my Nightmare"( 1976) and as a member of The Krofftettes synchronized swimming troupe on TV's" The Brady Bunch Hour"( 1976 – 77).
In nursery school Robyn earned the nickname “ Miss Hollywood ” from her teachers because she would always wear her sunglasses and sing in the sandbox.
While growing up she was a member of the Royal Academy Ballet and the Long Beach Civic Opera.
At the age of thirteen Robyn starred onstage as Laurie in the musical" Oklahoma!"
Then at seventeen she was in the touring company of" Gigi", which ended its run on Broadway.
Calling upon all her talents at age nineteen, Robyn joined rock star Alice Cooper for a six- month national tour and appeared as the lead dancer in his film" Welcome to my Nightmare".
She then won a role in the original" Death Wish"( 1974).
After being a Krofftette in" The Brady Bunch Hour", Robyn appeared on" Fantasy IslandCharlie's Angels Trapper John M.D.General Hospital", and was a featured model in David Lee Roth's music video, “ California Girls. ”
Her other stage work includes" Babes in ArmsI Love My Wife", and an appearance with Joe Namath and Robert Morse in the musical" Sugar".
She is also remembered for her role as Gloria Sternvirgin in Mark Pirro's films" Deathrow Gameshow"( 1987) and" Rectuma"( 2003).
Dhvani Bhanushali
Dhvani Bhanushali is an Indian singer.
She is mostly known for her singing in" Dilbar", from the movie" Satyameva Jayate".
She started her music career with the song" Ishtehaar" from the film" Welcome To New York".
Shira Piven
Shira Piven( born October 8, 1961) is an American movie director and occasional actress and producer.
She directed the 2014 film" Welcome to Me" starring Kristen Wiig.
Jonathan Fagerlund
Jonathan Fagerlund( born 8 January 1991), sometimes just Jonathan, is a Swedish singer.
He has released two albums" Flying" and" Welcome to My World" and five singles.
He is signed to" Dreamline Music" record label.
In 2009, he took part in" Melodifestivalen" with the song" Welcome to My Life".
Before his solo career, he had taken part in a television series and was, for a brief time, a member of Streetwize, an international boy band project.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.

Question: What nationality is the director of film Welcome To My Nightmare (Film)?
Answer: American