Chicago actor Anthony Norman front and center with ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ role

Anthony Norman stars as Evan Hansen (far left) with John Hemphill (as Larry Murphy, background, from left), Lili Thomas (as Cynthia Murphy) and Alaina Anderson (as Zoe Murphy), in the North American Tour of “Dear Evan Hansen.” (Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)

Though he now calls New York home, when he isn’t on tour, Anthony Norman — appearing in the national tour of “Dear Evan Hansen” at the Nederlander Theatre through Dec. 31 — is still very much a Chicago native through and through.

When he calls in for an interview and his phone still has a Chicago area code, it’s an immediate tell.