Restaurants close to the show

Since we have to eat so early in order to make 7:30 performances, many of us want to eat as near the venue as we can. The choices downtown are limited and I can only recommend four and one of those is private. The Chattahoochee River Club is outside of walking distance but close enough so that you can time your arrival. The club opens on performance days at 5:30 so that you can have a leisurely meal and it often does take a couple of hours to get through a full meal there.
The newly opened Market is primarily a seafood place and within a half block of both the Springer and the River Center. The meals that I've had there have been unambitious and one hopes that they will find a more aggressive offering in the future. Order fish and okra.
Both of the other two restaurants are operated by the same group that operates the Marriott. The Canon Brew Pub has struggled to find an identity since it first opened but under the Pezold management it has begun to offer some more interesting dishes. It's also a micro brewery and the beers are quite good. Try the wheat. Business has always seemed quite good there even when the food was pedestrian but one can now encounter a wait even during the week.
Hollihans in the hotel is hugely successful. The River Center crowd fills it up every time there's a show and there's always a wait. You'll have more luck at the Canon.
I'll do a more extensive review of Columbus restaurants and clubs at a later date.