Wendy Gillespie

Wendy is a New York Broadway producer based in San Diego, California. Wendy won her first Tony for “The Outsiders” in 2024. “ Regency Girls”, “The Heart”, and “Working Girl” are currently in development. Her most successful production, “Come from Away,” premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse, received 7 Tony Award nominations in 2017, with Chris Ashley winning “Best Musical Director” and she received an Olivier Award for Best Musical in 2019. Her first production, “Allegiance: A New American Musical,” made its debut in San Diego at The Old Globe in 2012, and premiered on Broadway in 2015-16.  It continues to tell its important story, most recently in London in 2023.  
 
Wendy is President & CEO of the Capdevilla Gillespie Foundation. The Foundation supports organizations that foster social innovation, cross-border and immigrant population education and support, arts education, and personal responsibility.  The philosophy of the foundation is to give to causes which enable recipients to help themselves or move toward greater self-sufficiency.  Wendy is a very successful entrepreneur.  Since 1991, Wendy has been a co-founder and is President & CEO of Frontier Trading, Inc, a binational export company. 

Wendy is very involved in both the San Diego business and philanthropic communities including the La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego State University’s Center for the Advancement of Global Business, University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and her alma mater, Montclair State University in New Jersey.
 
​As an immigrant from the United Kingdom, Wendy is committed to making a difference in our diverse communities.

Producing Partner

Karen Tanz, San Diego, CA

Professional Associations

The Broadway League
National Alliance of Musical Theaters
La Jolla Playhouse