Smash‘s Megan Hilty was sad to hear of four cast cuts for the musical drama’s upcoming season, but remains excited for season 2.

“I was just really sad,” Hilty said about the departures of Jaime Cepero (Ellis), Raza Jaffrey (Dev), Brian d’Arcy James (Frank) and Will Chase (Michael). “In this business, change is inevitable, unfortunately. I’ve certainly been let go from things before and been replaced and dealt with all of that, and it’s no fun, whether it’s you or your friends. But it’s something that we always have to deal with.”

As for how her character will fare in the upcoming season, Hilty has high hopes.

“I’m just speculating, but I hope she’s going to get it together a little bit next season. I mean, she kind of has to. I’m really interested to see what happens, and since we start working July 10, we’ll find out soon.”

Hilty will perform on PBS’ A Capitol Fourth in celebration of the Fourth of July. Smash returns for its second season at midseason.