Theme shows, usually dedicated to a particular composer or era, are a dime a dozen in cabaret; but the one that jazz singer Sarah Partidge is serving up this week at the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room, Sarah Partridge: Songs For My Father is of an entirely different stripe. Her hearfelt, entertaining, 65-minute set is comprised of tunes she learned from her late dad, Larry, as well as songs she wished she could have sung for him.

As the very tall Partridge points out in her concise and well-crafted if overly rehearsed patter, her father had a thing for "chick singers" like June Christy, Nancy Wilson, and Dakota Staton. Accordingly, many of her selections are songs that they made famous, perform[...]