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KIM RUSSO, THE HAPPY MEDIUM, TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SPIRITS LIVE ON STAGE, FRI., NOVEMBER 6 AT AURORA’S PARAMONT THEATRE

Kim Russo, The Happy Medium. Click ParamountAurora.com/press kits to download hi-res.

AURORA, IL, September 8, 2015 – She’s been called a translator for the spirit world. She was recently named Best Psychic of 2015 by The Best of Long Island. But you probably know her as Kim Russo, The Happy Medium, and she’s got a pretty rare talent: she can communicate with spirits.

From her star appearances on A&E’s hit and The Biography Channel’s to her deeply personal readings, Russo has been changing the lives of celebrities and citizens alike with her shocking talent for years.

Come experience Kim’s otherworldly skill for yourself, Friday, November 6 at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. Who knows? Maybe she’ll pick YOU for a reading! Tickets are $30, $35 and $40. No readings guaranteed. For tickets and information, go to ParamountAurora.com, call the box office at (630) 896-6666, or stop by the Paramount Theatre, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

More about Kim Russo

Kim Russo, also known as “Kim The Happy Medium,” has been able to see the world of spirit since the young age of nine. Growing up, Russo often saw random spirits in her bedroom and sometimes felt their presence walking home with her from school. Not knowing what they wanted, they scared her then. Now she is comforted by their presence, speaking to them more than she speaks to the living on some days.

Russo explains her ability to understand the voice of spirit as nothing more than being fluent in their language. Sometimes referring to herself as a translator for the spirit world, Russo also calls herself -more-

Paramount presents Kim Russo 11.6 – pg 2 of 3 the psychic journalist, as she prides herself on the accuracy in understanding their language and is most careful to “interview” the spirit coming through during a reading. She has been put through a battery of tests and has become a Certified Medium by The Forever Family Foundation and The Windbridge Institute for Applied Research in Human Potential, a foundation dedicated to proving the existence of life after death by integrating along with scientific studies.

Russo is no stranger to reading parents who have lost children. She is the mother of three boys and has compassion as both a mother and a medium. It is her usual practice to give many identifying details, including names and descriptions of the energy with whom she is communicating. Whatever the loss, be it a child, a sibling or a parent, many of her clients have reported having life-changing experiences after a session with Russo.

Russo has appeared on A&E’s hit show Paranormal State and the hit TV show Psychic Kids. She had her own #1 show, the long running series Celebrity Ghost Stories. From its inception, Russo has helped celebrities such as Regis Philbin, Chazz Palminteri, Giancarlo Esposito, Kim Carnes and Gina Gershon - just to name a few. She also hosts The Haunting Of... on A&E’s Lifetime Movie Network Channel. In this series, Kim travels around the world to investigate locations from age-old haunted castles to haunted cruise ships.

Russo says “It’s my pleasure and blessing to be the voice for the spirit world. This work that I do brings an amazing peace and closure to many people.” For more information, visit kimthehappymedium.com.

More about Paramount Theatre’s 2015-16 Season

In addition to Kim Russo, Paramount’s 2015-16 season is anchored by its Broadway musical series: Oklahoma!, directed by Jim Corti (Sept. 16-Oct. 18); A Christmas Story – The Musical (Nov. 25-Jan. 3), directed by Nick Bowling, Hairspray – The Broadway Musical, directed by Amber Mak (Jan. 20-Feb. 21) and West Side Story, directed by Jim Corti (Mar. 16-Apr. 24).

Paramount is still offering the same great “Buy Two Shows, Get Two Shows Free” subscription offer, with four-play packages starting as low as just $82. The rewards are ample – four amazing, Broadway- quality, classic American musicals at one of the most majestic theaters in the Midwest, all for the price of one show downtown. Subscriber benefits include the best seats, free ticket exchange privileges, 10% discounts on additional shows at the Paramount, first notice of added shows, special subscriber events and exclusive access to our Broadway Series Premium Guest Experience (including pre-show hors d’oeuvres, open bar and private intermission bar service).

In addition to its Broadway series, Paramount’s 2015-16 season also boasts Under the Streetlamp (Oct. 25), Jay Leno (Oct. 30), Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl (Oct. 31), Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live! (Nov. 1), Frank Caliendo (Nov. 7), Peter & Paul of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary (Nov. 8), country music hunk Josh Turner (Nov. 12), comedian and ventriloquist Terry Fator (Nov. 13), Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis (Nov. 14), The Second City’s Holidazed and Confused Revue (Dec. 4-20, in Paramount’s Copley Theatre), STOMP (Feb. 26 &27), I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (A Salute to Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and Patsy Cline) (Feb. 28), Queen cover geniuses God Save the Queen (Mar. 5), Sandy Hackett’s The Rat -more-

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Pack Show (May 21) and Donny & Marie (May 25-29). Classic Movie Mondays are back too, with $1 screenings of everyone’s favorite flicks most Monday nights.

For subscriptions, single tickets or more information, go to ParamountAurora.com, call (630) 896-6666, or stop by the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora.

Paramount’s 2015-16 Broadway Series is sponsored by the Dunham Fund, BMO Harris Bank and Paramount Arts Centre Endowment (PACE). Broadway Series Orchestra Sponsor is Rush- Copley. Broadway Series Lighting Sponsor is ComEd. Broadway Series Costume Sponsor is Gerald Subaru.

About The Paramount Theatre

The Paramount Theatre is the center for performing arts, entertainment and arts education in Aurora, the second largest city in Illinois. Named "One of Chicago's Top 10 Attended Theatres" by the League of Chicago Theatres, the 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre, located in the heart of downtown Aurora at 23 E. Galena Blvd., is nationally renowned for the quality and caliber of its presentations, superb acoustics and historic beauty.

The Paramount Theatre opened on September 3, 1931. Designed by nationally renowned theater architects C.W. and George L. Rapp, the theater captures a unique Venetian setting portrayed in the art deco influence of the 1930s. The first air-conditioned building outside of Chicago, the Paramount offered the public a variety of entertainment, including "talking pictures," vaudeville, concerts and circus performances for more than 40 years. In 1976, Aurora Civic Center Authority purchased the Paramount and closed the theater for restoration. The $1.5 million project restored the Paramount to its original grandeur. On April 29, 1978, the Paramount Arts Center opened, offering a variety of theatrical, musical, comedy, dance and family programming. In 2006, a 12,000-square-foot, two- story Grand Gallery lobby was added, with a new, state-of-the-art box office, café and art gallery.

Today, the Paramount produces its own Broadway Musical series, presents an eclectic array of comedy, music, dance and family shows, and on most Mondays, screens a classic movie. For tickets and information, go to ParamountAurora.com or call (630) 896-6666.

The Paramount Theatre is one of three live performance venues programmed and managed by the Aurora Civic Center Authority (ACCA). ACCA also oversees the Paramount’s “sister” stage, the intimate, 173-seat Copley Theatre located directly across the street from the Paramount at 8 E. Galena Blvd., as well as RiverEdge Park, downtown Aurora’s summer outdoor concert venue.

The Paramount Theatre continues to expand its artistic and institutional boundaries under the guidance of Tim Rater, President and CEO, Aurora Civic Center Authority; Jim Corti, Artistic Director, Paramount Theatre; a dedicated Board of Trustees and a devoted staff of live theater and music professionals.

For more information, visit ParamountAurora.com.

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