The president said the Broadway musical is one of his favorites, yet he flunked a basic question about Javert versus Valjean.

THE BASICS: LES MISERABLES, the multiple Tony-award winning ... Preston Truman Boyd as Javert, and on opening night, Fredonia grad Genevieve Ellis covering for Haley Dortch as Fantine 3/12 ...

"Most people think of Javert as a bad guy, but he's just more of a misunderstood guy because at the end of the day he is doing his job, being a cop, being that dogged police force ...