▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁Biography ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 7 , ▁Mass im ine ▁made ▁news ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁the ater ▁executive ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁a ▁professional ▁multi - mill ion ▁doll ar ▁performing ▁arts ▁institution , ▁when ▁appointed ▁producing ▁director ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Y idd ish ▁Theatre ▁Fol ks b iene . ▁Pre vious ▁to ▁his ▁appointment , ▁Mass im ine ▁earned ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁on ▁American ▁Id iot ▁( mus ical ) ▁produced ▁concert s ▁for ▁major ▁label ▁artists , ▁and ▁developed ▁high - imp act ▁prom ot ional ▁campaign s ▁in ▁recorded ▁music , ▁ret ail , ▁and ▁video ▁g aming . ▁ ▁Mass im ine ▁was ▁the ▁executive ▁producer ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Kultur fest N Y C , ▁the ▁first ▁International ▁Jewish ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Festival , ▁which ▁included ▁thousands ▁of ▁entertain ers ▁from ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁countries , ▁incorpor ating ▁dance , ▁cab aret , ▁the ater , ▁film , ▁education ▁and ▁music ▁programming . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁following ▁the ▁sudden ▁passing ▁of ▁Fol ks b iene ▁friend , ▁collabor ator , ▁and ▁lifetime ▁achiev ement ▁award ▁recip ient ▁The odore ▁B ikel , ▁Mass im ine ▁hon ored ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁bel oved ▁icon ▁of ▁film ▁and ▁stage , ▁by ▁conce iving ▁and ▁producing ▁the ▁official ▁multi - media ▁t ribute ▁concert . ▁In