Article: LAUREL WALKER; IN MY OPINION; Star brought his own life lessons to film; Few funds, lots of heart went into 'Something for Stevie'

Mike Noonan will be puttin' on the dog next week - tux, zoot hat, some snappy black-and-white shoes. He'll skip the white gloves. He says he can't eat popcorn with gloves.

Mike is a 24-year-old Waukesha man with Down syndrome starring in "Something for Stevie," an independent, locally produced film about a young fellow who, regardless of his disability, wants a job, a wife, a good life.

He and his co-stars, all talent from mostly southeastern Wisconsin, will get the red-carpet and limo treatment when the film has its "world premiere" April 19 at Marcus Ridge Cinema at Moorland Road and I-43 in New Berlin. (Stars appear at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7, repeating at 9 that night. The ...

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